noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. Examples : "The gardener used a wooden stake to mark the boundary of the new flower bed. " material item utility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet. Examples : "After scoring twelve hoops, the croquet player carefully placed the mallet near the stake and celebrated. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. Examples : "The farmer placed a stake in the back of the flatbed trailer to keep the hay from shifting during transport. " material vehicle industry item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned. Examples : "Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake." history war religion law essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A share or interest in a business or a given situation. Examples : "The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business." business finance asset essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. Examples : "My brother put his favorite baseball glove as a stake in the game of cards. " bet business finance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc. Examples : "The tinsmith used the small stake to punch a hole in the metal sheeting. " material utensil machine item work essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area. Examples : "The stake of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City has over 5,000 members. " religion group area organization society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. Examples : "to stake vines or plants" property action utility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pierce or wound with a stake. Examples : "The angry mob staked the runaway dog with a long stick. " weapon action war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. Examples : "The student staked their reputation on winning the debate competition. " business finance bet essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture. Examples : "His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started." business finance bet essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading