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1.nounA piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay."We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders."
2.nounA piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
3.nounA stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
4.noun(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned."Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake."
5.nounA share or interest in a business or a given situation."The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business."
6.nounThat which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
7.nounA small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
8.nounA territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
9.verbTo fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes."to stake vines or plants"
10.verbTo pierce or wound with a stake.
11.verbTo put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
12.verbTo provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture."His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started."