stake

Definitions of stake in various dictionaries:

noun - (law) a right or legal share of something

noun - a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

noun - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

noun - the money risked on a gamble

noun - a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

verb - put at risk

verb - place a bet on

verb - mark with a stake

verb - tie or fasten to a stake

verb - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.

A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.

Execution by burning.

A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.

A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.

Often stakes.

Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.

The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.

A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.

A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

Personal interest or involvement: a stake in her children’s future.

A grubstake.

To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.

To claim as one’s own: staked out a place for herself in industry.

To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes.

To tether or tie to a stake.

To gamble or risk; hazard.

To provide working capital for; finance.

To assign (a police officer, for example) to an area to conduct surveillance.

To keep under surveillance.

verb - to fasten with a stake (a pointed piece of wood or metal)