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stake

English

🔊 a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
🔊 instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
🔊 the money risked on a gamble
🔊 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”
🔊 (law) a right or legal share of something
“they have interests all over the world”
🔊 mark with a stake
“stake out the path”
🔊 tie or fasten to a stake
“stake your goat”
🔊 kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
“the enemies were impaled and left to die”
🔊 place a bet on
“Which horse are you backing?”
🔊 put at risk
“I will stake my good reputation for this”