Stake Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Stake? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Antonyms, Synonyms, How to pronounce? Words ending with Stake, Derivations, Example sentences, Related sentences, Words starting with Stake and more...

Word: Stake

How to pronounce: steɪk

Noun

Definitions:

1. A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.

Example sentences: "A row of more than 15 bricks, pieces of concrete, metal poles, wooden stakes and a traffic cone were balanced on the track in a blatant act of sabotage."

2. A metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench.

Example sentences: "It is also to be observed that of the two hammer-like instruments found together in the Harty hoard one is much larger than the other, and may have formed the head of a stake or anvil, while the other served as a hammer."

3. A territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president.

Example sentences: "Congregations are organized into stakes and districts, which belong to a temple district."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Support (a plant) with a stake or stakes.

Example sentences: "The gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture.

Example sentences: "Playing dice for high stakes"

Transitive verb

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