Definitions For Stake

noun

• A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
• Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
• A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
• (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
• The money risked on a gamble
• A pointed stick or post that is pushed into the ground especially to mark a place or to support something
• A post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment
• Something (such as money) that you could win or lose in a game, contest, etc.

verb

• Place a bet on
• Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
• Mark with a stake
• Tie or fasten to a stake
• Put at risk
• To risk the loss of (something, such as money)
• To support (something, such as a plant) with stakes