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US
/ˈsteɪk/
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[ UK /stˈeɪk/ ]
[ UK /stˈeɪk/ ]
VERB
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kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
the enemies were impaled and left to die -
mark with a stake
stake out the path -
place a bet on
I'm betting on the new horse
Which horse are you backing? -
put at risk
I will stake my good reputation for this -
tie or fasten to a stake
stake your goat
NOUN
- the money risked on a gamble
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a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
a pair of posts marked the goal
the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
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(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
a stake in the company's future
they have interests all over the world - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
How To Use stake In A Sentence
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- In this edition, such mistakes are corrected, and the original errata slips are also published.
- In a second or three, take one high stakes football match, throw in that controversial miscall, stir it up with loads of angry fans, whisk in a few politicians, let it bake overnight and what you end up with is a tasty football ferrora (ph). CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009
- With no personal stake in the performance scene, Priyambada continues to be one of the most objective observers and commentators of the Odissi scene.
- It's a common mistake.
- The danger in Iraq is repeating the biggest mistake - yielding to gradualism.
- A strategic alliance may take the form of an outright acquisition, minority stake, joint venture or brand franchise.
- If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit. Bill Clinton
- What is at stake in this novelty could scarcely be greater.
- He was eighty years old and in a coma when his horse won the Hambletonian Stakes, the supreme prize. Celebrities
