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English Definitions
stake
N
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
stake
N
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
stake
N
instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
stake
N
the money risked on a gamble
stake
N
a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
stake
V
mark with a stake
stake
V
tie or fasten to a stake
stake
V
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
N
a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race
stakeholder
N
someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
N
surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
stakes
N
the money risked on a gamble
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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