Synonyms: stake
Definition: a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
Similar words: post
Definition: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
Usage: he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
Synonyms: stake
Definition: instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
Similar words: instrument of execution
Definition: an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
Definition: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
Usage: a pair of posts marked the goal; the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
Similar words: visual signal
Definition: a signal that involves visual communication
Definition: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
Usage: they have interests all over the world; a stake in the company's future
Similar words: share, percentage, part, portion
Definition: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Usage: he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms: stake, stakes, bet, wager
Definition: the money risked on a gamble
Similar words: gamble
Definition: money that is risked for possible monetary gain
Synonyms: punt, stake, gage, game, back, bet on
Definition: place a bet on
Usage: Which horse are you backing?; I'm betting on the new horse
Similar words: play, bet, wager
Definition: stake on the outcome of an issue
Usage: I bet $100 on that new horse; She played all her money on the dark horse
Definition: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
Usage: the enemies were impaled and left to die
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
Definition: mark with a stake
Usage: stake out the path
Similar words: mark
Definition: make or leave a mark on
Usage: the scouts marked the trail; ash marked the believers' foreheads
Synonyms: stake
Definition: tie or fasten to a stake
Usage: stake your goat
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: jeopardize, adventure, stake, hazard, venture
Definition: put at risk
Usage: I will stake my good reputation for this
Similar words: risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Definition: expose to a chance of loss or damage
Usage: We risked losing a lot of money in this venture; Why risk your life?; She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong