stake

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stake
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Meanings
noun
  • a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.
  • a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench.
  • a territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president.
verb
  • support (a plant) with a stake or stakes.
    E.g. the gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks
noun
  • a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture.
    E.g. playing dice for high stakes
verb
  • gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race.
    E.g. one gambler staked everything he'd got and lost
  • give financial or other support to.
    E.g. he staked him to an education at the École des Beaux-Arts

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