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Verb: stake steyk- Put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this" - venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit] - Place a bet on
- bet on, back, gage [archaic], game, punt - Mark with a stake
"stake out the path" - post - Tie or fasten to a stake
"stake your goat" - Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
- impale Noun: stake steyk- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
"a stake in the company's future" - interest - A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
"the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" - post - Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- The money risked on a gamble
- stakes, bet, wager - A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
Sounds like: steak Derived forms: stakes, staked, staking Type of: bet, fasten, fix, gamble, instrument of execution, kill, lay on the line, mark, part, percentage, play, portion, post, put on the line, risk, secure, share, visual signal, wager Part of: pool Encyclopedia: Stake |