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English noun: stake | |||
| 1. | stake (possession) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | ||
| Samples | They have interests all over the world. A stake in the company's future. | ||
| Synonyms | interest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | controlling interest, equity, fee, grubstake, insurable interest, reversion, right, security interest, terminable interest, undivided interest, undivided right, vested interest | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | stake (communication) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | ||
| Samples | A pair of posts marked the goal. The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake. | ||
| Synonyms | post | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | visual signal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | starting post, winning post | ||
| 3. | stake (artifact) instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instrument of execution | ||
| 4. | stake (possession) the money risked on a gamble | ||
| Synonyms | bet, stakes, wager | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gamble | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ante, jackpot, kitty, kitty, pool, pot | ||
| Part meronym | pool | ||
| 5. | stake (artifact) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | post | ||
English verb: stake | |||
| 1. | stake (social) put at risk | ||
| Samples | I will stake my good reputation for this. | ||
| Synonyms | adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay on the line, put on the line, risk | ||
| 2. | stake (competition) place a bet on | ||
| Samples | Which horse are you backing?. I'm betting on the new horse. | ||
| Examples | They stake the money | ||
| Synonyms | back, bet on, gage, game, punt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bet, play, wager | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ante, double up, parlay | ||
| 3. | stake (contact) mark with a stake | ||
| Samples | Stake out the path. | ||
| Synonyms | post | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| 4. | stake (contact) tie or fasten to a stake | ||
| Samples | Stake your goat. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| 5. | stake (contact) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | ||
| Samples | The enemies were impaled and left to die. | ||
| Examples | They want to stake the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | impale | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Entail | pierce | ||
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