stake

v. risk, gamble; finance, underwrite; mark off a boundary using stakes; tie to a stake

n. post that is sharpened at one end for driving into the ground; post to which a person who is sentenced to death by burning is tied; execution by burning; wager, bet; investment, share

Stake may refer to:In business, a stake is a share of ownership of a company., the 2003 Xbox gameStake (Latter Day Saints), an administrative unit of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Latter Day Saint denominationsStake (lawn game) is a popular lawn game played by 2 or more persons by throwing a metal spike in to the ground. Sudis (stake), field fortification carried by Roman legionariesIn folklore and mythology, a wooden stake, like silver bullets, have special powers to kill monsters via impalement. See vampire, werewolfExecution by burning, to ancient Christians, a stake was a pole to which people accused of heresy or witchcraft were tied and "burned at the stake"In gambling, a stake is the quantity of money or other goods that is risked on the outcome of some specific eventAs a result, many horse races' names end in the word "Stakes", causing metaphoric usages such as "an animal winning the reproduction stakes".A torture stake, a method of execution similar to crucifixion using a single pole or stake in lieu of a cross, killing the victim by asphyxiation.A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guy ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing fertilizer to aid the growth of plants, and in mythology slaying a vampireA stake is a polished iron shape, very firmly mounted, used by silversmiths in the manner of a blacksmith's anvil"Stakes" is the established acronym for the official research bureau of welfare and health in Finland.
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@stake, Inc. was a computer security company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Dan Geer (who became its Chief Technical Officer) and others and merged in January 2000 with L0pht Heavy Industries (who were known for their many hacker employees), bringing on Mudge as its Vice President of Research and Development. Its domain name was atstake.com. It was acquired by Symantec in 2004.
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Noun
1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
(synonym) interest
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) grubstake
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. 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"
(synonym) post
(hypernym) visual signal
(hyponym) starting post
3. instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
(hypernym) instrument of execution
(derivation) impale
4. the money risked on a gamble
(synonym) stakes, bet, wager
(hypernym) gamble
(hyponym) pot, jackpot, kitty
(part-holonym) pool
(derivation) bet on, back, gage, game, punt
Verb
1. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
(synonym) venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize
(hypernym) risk, put on the line, lay on the line
(derivation) stakes, bet, wager
2. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
(synonym) bet on, back, gage, game, punt
(hypernym) bet, wager, play
(hyponym) ante
(derivation) stakes, bet, wager
3. mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
(synonym) post
(hypernym) mark
(derivation) post
4. tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(derivation) post
5. kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
(synonym) impale
(hypernym) kill
(entail) pierce

n. pole, rod, staff

v. pole, move a boat by using pole, punt, stalk

(v. t.)
To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
  

(v. t.)
To pierce or wound with a stake.
  

(v. t.)
To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
  

(v. t.)
To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
  

(v. t.)
The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
  

(v. t.)
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
  

(v. t.)
A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
  

(v. t.)
A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
  

(v. t.)
A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.