stakes

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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Noun
1. the money risked on a gamble
(synonym) stake, bet, wager
(hypernym) gamble
(hyponym) pot, jackpot, kitty
(part-holonym) pool

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

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Staking everything in a single throw.
Describing a last, desperate effort when a situation is most critical.

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