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noun(stake)a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support
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noun(stake)a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning
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noun(stake)execution by burning at a stake
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verb(stake)to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes
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verb(stake)to tether to a stake
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verb(stake)bet, wager
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noun(stake)a horse race in which the prize offered is made up at least in part of money (such as entry fees) put up by the owners of the horses entered —called also stake race
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verb(stake)to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
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verb(stake)to stretch (cooling candy) repeatedly
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verb(stake)to strain abnormally
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verb(stake)to assign (someone, such as a police officer) to an area usually to conduct a surveillance
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verb(stake)to maintain a stakeout of
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verb(stake)to claim as one's own
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(stake)a race or contest in which the entire prize may be awarded to the winner; specifically : stakes race
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(stake)contest, competition
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noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(stake)any of various lotteries