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NOUN | 1 | stake, interest | (law) a right or legal share of something |
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2 | stake, post | A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | |
3 | stake | Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | |
4 | stake, stakes, bet, wager | The money risked on a gamble | |
VERB | 1 | stake, venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize | Put at risk |
2 | stake, bet on, back, gage, game, punt | Place a bet on | |
3 | stake, post | Mark with a stake | |
4 | stake | Tie or fasten to a stake | |
5 | stake, impale | Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole |
Sounds | stey'k |
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Rhymes | ache, awake, backache, and 56 more rhymes in eyk at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (law) a right or legal share of something. A financial involvement with something. |
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Examples | "a stake in the company's future" |
Synonyms | interest |
Category | law, jurisprudence |
Narrower | grubstake; controlling interest; insurable interest; vested interest; security interest; terminable interest; undivided interest, undivided right; fee; equity; reversion; right |
Broader | share, portion, part, percentage |
Meaning | A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track). |
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Examples | "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" |
Synonyms | post |
Narrower | starting post; winning post |
Broader | visual signal |
Verbs | stake; stake |
Meaning | Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning. |
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Broader | instrument of execution |
Verbs | stake |
Meaning | The money risked on a gamble. |
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Synonyms | stakes, bet, wager |
Part of | pool |
Narrower | pot, jackpot, kitty; ante; pool, kitty |
Broader | gamble |
Verbs | stake; stake |
Meaning | Put at risk. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
Synonyms | venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize |
Broader | risk, put on the line, lay on the line |
Nouns | stake |
Meaning | Place a bet on. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s on something |
Model | They stake the money |
Synonyms | bet on, back, gage, game, punt |
Narrower | ante; parlay, double up |
Broader | bet, wager, play |
Nouns | stake |
Meaning | Mark with a stake. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "stake out the path" |
Synonyms | post |
Broader | mark |
Nouns | stake |
Meaning | Tie or fasten to a stake. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "stake your goat" |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
Nouns | stake |
Meaning | Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Model | They want to stake the prisoners |
Synonyms | impale |
Entails | pierce |
Broader | kill |
Nouns | stake |