1. A pole set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
   "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake";
   - post
    
2. A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
   "They used stakes to mark the boundaries of the excavation site"
    
3. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
   "a stake in the company's future";
   - interest
    
4. The money risked on a gamble
   "He put high stakes on the championship game";
   - stakes, bet, wager
    
5. Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
   "In medieval times, heretics were sometimes burned at the stake"

1. Mark with a stake
   "stake out the path";
   - post
    
2. Tie or fasten to a stake
   "stake your goat"
    
3. Put at risk
   "I will stake my good reputation for this";
   - venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit]
    
4. Gamble on something
   "He staked his savings on the horse race";
   - bet on, back, gage [archaic], game, punt
    
5. Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
   "the enemies were staked and left to die";
   - impale

Sounds like: stairs, s, stake

Derived forms: staked, staking, stakes

Type of: bet, fasten, fix, gamble, instrument of execution, kill, lay on the line, mark, part, percentage, play, portion, post, put on the line, risk, secure, share, visual signal, wager

Part of: pool

Encyclopedia: Stake