stake
/steɪk/noun, verb1 syllable
Stake means: place a bet on.
Synonyms for stake16
noun, as in (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
noun, as in a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
verb, as in mark with a stake
verb, as in kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
What does stake mean?10
verb
place a bet on“Which horse are you backing?”
put at risk“I will stake my good reputation for this”
mark with a stake“stake out the path”
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole“the enemies were impaled and left to die”
tie or fasten to a stake“stake your goat”
noun
the money risked on a gamble
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something“they have interests all over the world”
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”
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with stake?25
Stake in a sentence
- We have a substantial stake in the venture.Swift
- That one is a stake for my plot of land.Igider
- There's a lot of money at stake in this transaction.Auride
- Do you think they know what is actually at stake?carlosalberto
- I felt that my honor was at stake.bmorsello
- The team played hard because the championship of the state was at stake.CK
- He got angry because his honor was at stake.CM
- Commoners had no stake or interest in the constant fighting between nobles.papabear
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of stake
as a noun
- plural
- stakes
as a verb
- past tense
- staked
- present participle
- staking
- third-person singular
- stakes
- past participle
- staked