stake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /steɪk/
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Etymology
From Middle English stake, from Old English staca (“pin, tack, stake”), from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *stog-, *steg- (“stake”). Cognate with Scots stak, staik, Saterland Frisian Stak, West Frisian staak, Dutch staak, Low German Stake, Norwegian stake, Spanish estaca.
Meanings
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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.
A sharpened stake strong Dryas found.
1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- (qualifier:croquet) 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.
- A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) 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; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.
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(with-definite-article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.
However, the word "witch" came to be applied almost exclusively to women who [...] were usually old and ugly, and for this reason many unfortunate old ladies, whose only crimes were loneliness and a lack of beauty, went to the stake.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 106:
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A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
The French Government is Eurostar's majority shareholder, with the country's state-owned railway SNCF holding a 55% stake, while Belgian state operator SNCB has a 5% stake.
2021 February 10, Richard Clinnick, “Eurostar boost as French promise aid”, in RAIL, number 924, page 10:The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.
- That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
- 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.
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(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
Every city, or stake, including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high council of chosen men.
1910, Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
macaroni stake · stakebuilding · stakeholder · merestake · stakeholding · alestake · stakehole · Stake Pool · swoopstake · sweepstake · Stakeford · stake of Zion · stakebed · stakebody · ridstake · pull up stakes · grub-stake · drive a stake through its heart · at stake (wager or pledge) · stake boat · stakenet · stake-driver · maiden stake · stakewall · stakelike · table stakes · corkscrew stake · torture stake · stakehead · burn someone at the stake · grubstake · bougar-stakes
Synonyms
peg (croquet)
Translations (180)
mi titi (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ar رِهَان (wager or pledge) · nl ring (Mormonism: territorial division) · it in palio (wager or pledge) · pt estaca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · pt estaca (Mormonism: territorial division) · es hoguera (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · fr poteau (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · mk колец (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ms galah (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · es implicación (share or interest in a business) · io paliso (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · enm stake (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr enjeu (wager or pledge) · pl kół (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sh kolac (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · pt participação (share or interest in a business) · cs kůl (Mormonism: territorial division) · sl grmada (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · la ridica (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · de Poule (wager or pledge) · mi rirīwai (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · cmn 木樁 /木桩 (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ga cuaille (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ar وَتِد (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · acw خازوق (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · uk кіл (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ca foguera (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · de Anteil (share or interest in a business) · ko 말뚝 (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fi paalu (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ota وتد (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it palo (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru уча́стие (share or interest in a business) · sv påle (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · pl palik (Mormonism: territorial division) · ko 스테이크 (Mormonism: territorial division) · no stake (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fi pieni alasin (small anvil) · es participación (share or interest in a business) · ru кол (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · es estaca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru кол (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ar خَازُوق (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it interesse (share or interest in a business) · sq hu (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru столб (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · nl paal (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru проце́нт (share or interest in a business) · da interessent (share or interest in a business) · ota هرك (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · he יָתֵד (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it posta (wager or pledge) · eo paliseto (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · no aksje (share or interest in a business) · da pæl (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · gd stob (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ro par (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sk kôl (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it sponda (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · sk kôl (Mormonism: territorial division) · de Pfahl (Mormonism: territorial division) · la tālea (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · zza hise (share or interest in a business) · fi tolppa (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · he מְנָיָה (share or interest in a business) · ja 杭 (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · es inversión (share or interest in a business) · ota قازیق (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · fi tolppa (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · it palo (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · ru ко́лышек (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · de Scheiterhaufen (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · fr jalon (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · eo fosto (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · ru щеко́лда (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · de Einsatz (wager or pledge) · pl stawka (wager or pledge) · ar حِصَّة (share or interest in a business) · el παλούκι (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · cs tyčka (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it piolo (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · alt казык (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · mi taki (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru пай (share or interest in a business) · eo paliso (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it palio (wager or pledge) · lb Poul (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · la sudis (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · grc χάραξ (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sl kol (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it stecca (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · ja 棒 (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr pal (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · de Marterpfahl (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · fr tuteur (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fi panos (wager or pledge) · it rogo (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · ca pal (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sh колац (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr pieu (Mormonism: territorial division) · it partecipazione (share or interest in a business) · acw عَامُود (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru подпо́рка (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · hu karó (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · vi cọc (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · tr çıkar (share or interest in a business) · sv stör (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ota قازیق (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · lv miets (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it stecca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · bg ставка (wager or pledge) · grc σταυρός (upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart) · sdn stantagliu (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru кол (Mormonism: territorial division) · pt fogueira (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · la pālus (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · zza qazıq (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru столб (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · bg залог (wager or pledge) · it tutore (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · de Pfahl (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · nl aandeel (share or interest in a business) · sc albaranu (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr mise (wager or pledge) · grc σκόλοψ (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · mi teo (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · cs podíl (share or interest in a business) · la stilus (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru до́ля (share or interest in a business) · fi lopetuskeppi (croquet: finishing stick) · sv påle (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr piquet (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fr piquet (croquet: finishing stick) · it paletto (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · cs kůl (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · got 𐌷𐌽𐌿𐌸𐍉 (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ga stáca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fi vaarna (Mormonism: territorial division) · it in gioco (wager or pledge) · no påle (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · fr participation (share or interest in a business) · gl estaca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · he מוֹקֵד (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · ca estaca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · mi hoka (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sc longupànte (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · sl delež (share or interest in a business) · oc pal (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · eu taketa (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · es estaca (Mormonism: territorial division) · tr kazık (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · oc estaca (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · dsb koł (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · bg кол (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · de Pflock (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · mi tia (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ar مِحْرَقَة (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · es interés (share or interest in a business) · fr pieu (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · no interesse (wager or pledge) · no risiko (wager or pledge) · da stolpe (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · grc σταυρός (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · el πάσσαλος (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · fi osuus (share or interest in a business) · it palo (Mormonism: territorial division) · it picchetto (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · tr pay (share or interest in a business) · mk кол (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · cs kůl (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · ru ста́вка (wager or pledge) · fi paalu (timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned) · nl staak (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · be кол (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · no påle (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · it posta in gioco (wager or pledge) · cs kolík (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · kk қазық (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) · pl pal (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.)