The Meaning of stake

• (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
• (v. t.) A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
• (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
• (v. t.) A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
• (v. t.) That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
• (v. t.) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
• (v. t.) To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
• (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.
• (v. t.) To pierce or wound with a stake.

Synonyms

interest , post , stakes , bet , wager , venture , hazard , adventure , jeopardize , bet on , back , gage , game , punt , post , impale

Homophones

steak

Rhymes

ache , ake , awake , backache , bake , beefsteak , bellyache , betake , blake , brake , break , caique , cake , cheesecake , crake , cupcake , dake , daybreak , drake , earthquake , fake , flake , forsake , fruitcake , haick , haik , hake , handshake , headache , heartache , heartbreak , hotcake , intake , jacque , jake , keepsake , kittiwake , lake , make , mandrake , milkshake , mistake , muckrake , naik , namesake , opaque , outbreak , outtake , overtake , paik , pake , pancake , partake , plake , quake , rake , rattlesnake , remake , retake , sake , schlake , schnake , schwake , shaik , shaikh , shake , shortcake , shrake , slake , snake , snowflake , spake , steak , strake , sweepstake , take , undertake , uptake , wake , yake