Definition/Meaning of stake

• English - Noun: stake ( plural stakes ) 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 . We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field , to mark exactly its borders . (Can we date this quote?) , Dryden A sharpened stake strong Dryas found . ( croquet ) A piece of wood driven in the ground…
• English - Verb: stake ( third-person singular simple present stakes , present participle staking , simple past and past participle staked ) ( transitive ) To fasten , support , defend , or delineate with stakes . to stake vines or plants . ( transitive ) To pierce or wound with a stake . ( transitive ) To put at risk upon success in competition , or upon a future contingency . (Can we date this quote?) ,…
• Dutch - Verb: stake ( archaic ) singular past subjunctive of steken ( archaic ) singular present subjunctive of staken
• Swedish - Noun: stake
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /steɪk/ Homophone: steak Rhymes: -eɪk