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Noun stake has 4 senses
- interest, stake - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
--1 is a kind of share, portion, part, percentage
--1 has particulars:
- post, stake - a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
--2 is a kind of visual signal
--2 has particulars: starting post; winning post
- stake - instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
--3 is a kind of instrument of execution
- stake, stakes, bet, wager - the money risked on a gamble
--4 is a kind of gamble
--4 is a part of pool
--4 has particulars: pot, jackpot, kitty; ante; pool, kitty
Verb stake has 5 senses
- venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
--1 is one way to risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
--2 is one way to bet, wager, play
Sample sentence:
They stake the money
- stake, post - mark with a stake; "stake out the path"
--3 is one way to mark
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- stake - tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat"
--4 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- impale, stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
--5 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:
They want to stake the prisoners
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