stake

stake

stake (third-person singular simple present stakes, present participle staking, simple past and past participle staked)

1. (transitive) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
2. (transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.
3. (transitive) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

   Ill stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. -- Alexander Pope.

4. (transitive, poker) To provide another with money in order to play.

   John went broke, so in order to play Jill had to stake him

stake (plural stakes)

1. A piece of wood or other material, 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.

   A sharpened stake strong Dryas found. --Dryden

   A piece of wood driven in the ground used in the game of croquet. The stake, often referred to as the peg, is placed in the middle of the court and is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

2. A slender rod, or stick, to be driven into the ground as a mark
   • We have stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.
3. 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.
4. The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.
5. A share or interest in a business or a given situation (in the sense ""stake a claim"").
6. A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
7. That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
8. (Mormonism) A territorial division.

   Every city, or stake, including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high council of chosen men. — Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

	palo
	piece of wood
	Long piece of wood which is pointed at one end.

	interesse
	share or interest in a business

	in gioco
	wager or pledge

	in palio
	wager or pledge

	partecipazione
	share or interest in a business

	posta
	wager or pledge

	rogo
	timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned

asta

barra

bastone

beneficio

cippo

guadagno

importanza

missione

molletta

paletto

palina

picchettare

picchetto

profitto

puntare

puntata

quota

rischiare

scommessa

scommettere

stanga

vantaggio

Altri significati:

(transitive, poker) To provide another with money in order to play.

(Mormonism) A territorial division.

A slender rod, or stick, to be driven into the ground as a mark

A share or interest in a business or a given situation (in the sense "stake a claim").

(transitive) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

A piece of wood or other material, 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.

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

(transitive) To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

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.

Mormonism

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.

(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.

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