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Stake — may refer to: * A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as slaying vampires, demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guy ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing… … Wikipedia
stake — Ⅰ. stake [1] ► NOUN 1) a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc. 2) (the stake) historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive. ► VERB 1) support (a… … English terms dictionary
Stake — (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
@stake — @stake, Inc. was a computer security professional services company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1999 by Battery Ventures (Tom Crotty, Sunil Dhaliwal, and Scott Tobin) and Ted Julian. Its initial core team of… … Wikipedia
Stake — Stake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staked} (st[=a]kd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staking}.] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. [1913 Webster] 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; with out; as, to stake out land; to stake… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stake — [stāk] n. [ME < OE staca, akin to Frank * stakka: see STICK] 1. a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc. 2. a) the post to which a person was tied for… … English World dictionary
stake — n 1: the subject matter (as property or an obligation) of an interpleader 2: an interest or share in an esp. commercial undertaking Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
stake — [n1] pole pale, paling, picket, post, rod, spike, stave, stick; concepts 471,479 stake [n2] bet, wager ante, chance, hazard, peril, pledge, pot, risk, venture; concept 329 stake [n3] share, investment award, claim, concern, interest, involvem … New thesaurus
Stake — Sf Pfahl, Stocherstange per. Wortschatz ndd. (15. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus dem Niederdeutschen: Mndd. stake, mndl. stake m., in hochdeutscher Form ahd. stah Spießhirsch . Ferner ae. staca m. Stange und wohl auch verbaut in gt. hleiþra… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Stake [2] — Stake (engl., spr. Steht), der Einsatz im Spiele u. bei Wetten, bes. bei Wettrennen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
