stake
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English staca; akin to Middle Low German stake pole, and perhaps to Latin tignum beam
Date: before 12th century
1. a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support
2.
a. a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning
b. execution by burning at a stake
3.
a. something that is staked for gain or loss
b. the prize in a contest
c. an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise
4. a Mormon territorial jurisdiction comprising a group of wards
5. grubstake
6. stakes race — usually used in plural but sing. or plural in constr.
II. transitive verb
(staked; staking)
Date: 14th century
1. to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes
2. to tether to a stake
3. bet, wager
4. to fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes
5. to back financially
6. grubstake
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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Stake — (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
@stake — @stake, Inc. was a computer security professional services company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Battery Ventures (Tom Crotty, Sunil Dhaliwal, and Scott Tobin) and Ted Julian. Its initial core team of… … Wikipedia
Stake — Stake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staked} (st[=a]kd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staking}.] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; with out; as, to stake out land; to stake… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stake — [stāk] n. [ME < OE staca, akin to Frank * stakka: see STICK] 1. a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc. 2. a) the post to which a person was tied for… … English World dictionary
stake — n 1: the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader 2: an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
stake — [n1] pole pale, paling, picket, post, rod, spike, stave, stick; concepts 471,479 stake [n2] bet, wager ante, chance, hazard, peril, pledge, pot, risk, venture; concept 329 stake [n3] share, investment award, claim, concern, interest, involvem … New thesaurus
Stake — Sf Pfahl, Stocherstange per. Wortschatz ndd. (15. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus dem Niederdeutschen: Mndd. stake, mndl. stake m., in hochdeutscher Form ahd. stah Spießhirsch . Ferner ae. staca m. Stange und wohl auch verbaut in gt. hleiþra… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Stake [1] — Stake (Stakhake), hölzerne Stange, deren man sich bes. zum Fortschieben kleiner Fahrzeuge bedient; am obern Ende ist eine Krücke, am untern ein gabelförmiger eiserner Haken mit Stachel … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Stake [2] — Stake (engl., spr. Steht), der Einsatz im Spiele u. bei Wetten, bes. bei Wettrennen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
