stake

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Synonyms: state, stale, stare, slake, take, stave, stage, shake, stade, snake, strake

Antonyms: state, stale, stare, slake, take, stave, stage, shake, stade, snake, strake

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|pointed stick or similar object}} A [[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]].
2. {{senseid|en|stick driven into ground in croquet}} {{lb|en|croquet}} A 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. {{senseid|en|stick or sticklike object for body of vehicle}} A [[stick]] or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) [[insert]]ed [[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 [[fall off|falling off]]; often connected in a grid forming a [[stakebody]].
4. {{senseid|en|timber on which execution by burning happened}} {{qualifier|with definite article}} The piece of [[timber]] to which a person condemned to death was [[affix]]ed to be [[burn]]ed.
5. {{senseid|en|a share or interest in a business or situation}} A [[share]] or interest in a business or a given situation.
6. {{senseid|en|asset wagered}} That which is laid down as a [[wager]]; that which is staked or [[hazard]]ed; a [[pledge]].
7. A small [[anvil]] usually [[furnish]]ed with a [[tang]] to enter a hole in a [[bench]] top, as used by [[tinsmith]]s, [[blacksmith]]s, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
8. {{senseid|en|a Mormon district or its inhabitants}} {{lb|en|Mormonism}} A [[territorial]] [[division]] comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

Verb

1. {{senseid|en|use stakes to support or mark}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]], [[support]], [[defend]], or [[delineate]] with [[#Noun|stake]]s.
2. {{senseid|en|pierce or wound with a stake}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To pierce or wound with a [[#Noun|stake]].
3. {{senseid|en|put at risk by pledge or wager}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To put [[at risk]] upon [[success]] in [[competition]], or upon a future [[contingency]].
4. {{senseid|en|provide capital to}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as [[betting]] or a business venture.
5. {{senseid|en|put cryptocurrency coins at risk}} {{lb|en|cryptocurrency}} To deposit and risk a considerable amount of [[cryptocurrency]] in order to participate in the [[proof of stake]] process of verification.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|glovemaking}} To stretch leather skin over a piece of iron held knee-height, in preparation to use the skin in the creation of gloves.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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