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    [Noun]  | "stake" | \ ˈstāk \


    1: a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support

    2: a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning

    3: execution by burning at a stake

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English staca; akin to Middle Low German stake pole, and perhaps to Latin tignum beam;

    [Noun]  | "stake body" 


    1: an open motortruck body consisting of a platform with upright sticks inserted along the outside edges to retain a load

    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "stake truck" 


    1: a truck having a stake body —called also stake-bed truck

    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "the stake" 


    1: a post that a person was tied to and burned on in the past as a form of punishment

    [Noun]  | "stakes race" 


    1: 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

    Origin: 1895 ;

    [Noun]  | "sweep*stakes" | \ ˈswēp-ˌstāks \


    1: a race or contest in which the entire prize may be awarded to the winner; specifically : stakes race

    2: contest, competition

    3: any of various lotteries

    Origin: 1774 ;

     Middle English swepestake one who wins all the stakes in a game, from swepen to sweep + stake;

    [Verb]  | "stake" 


    1: to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes

    2: to tether to a stake

    3: bet, wager

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Verb]  | "stake out" 


    1: to assign (someone, such as a police officer) to an area usually to conduct a surveillance

    2: to maintain a stakeout of

    3: to claim as one's own

    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Idiom]  | "stake one's life on (something)" 


    1: to be absolutely sure of (something)

    [Idiom]  | "go to the stake for/over" 


    1: to defend (something or someone) even though one's actions or statements may cause one trouble or harm

    [Noun]  | "stake" 


    1: a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something;


      * e.g., " ... if I invest in your business, I expect a stake in it in return "



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    2: the money or thing risked on the outcome of an uncertain event;


      * e.g., " ... lost his entire stake with a single roll of the dice "



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    [Verb]  | "stake" 


    1: to provide money for;


      * e.g., " ... the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money "




    2: to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event;


      * e.g., " ... I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election "



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    [Plural noun]  | "sweepstakes" 


    1: an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another;


      * e.g., " ... in last week's box office sweepstakes a quirky little comedy handily bested Hollywood's latest special effects extravaganza "



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    2: a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize;


      * e.g., " ... regards the music awards as nothing more than a popularity sweepstakes "



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     [ "stake" ]

    1: A sharp wooden stick used to dust vampires, people enter the stake through the heart and the vampire turns to dust

      * e.g.,  ... Quick pass me a stake, this guy is trying to bite me 

     [ "stake" ]

    1: An action common to modern day teenagers, when a girl or a guy takes something from a friend or sibling because they have gotten permission before and dont feel like asking again. A combination of steal & take.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I guess I should stake John's PSP for this very long car ride. 

     [ "stake" ]

    1: short for mistake; used by modern day teens where if some one says something incorrect in an everyday conversation the teenagers nearby that heard the mistake can hit the person who said the incorrect statement on the back of the neck after calling the word stake and correcting them of what they was wrong

      * e.g.,  ... person 1: the dallas cowboys won 4 superbowls 

     [ "at stake" ]

    1: at risk; one the line

      * e.g.,  ... When your survival is at stake, pleasure and pain will be strong motivators. 

     [ "stake it" ]

    1: a phrase originating from an episode of Will and Grace in which Jack is trying to spread a new phrase meaning "Come on, you can do it!" but it keeps being taken over by a very mascualine female personal trainer.

      * e.g.,  ... Come on, lift those weights, stake it! 

     [ "Stake" ]

    1: A fake stoner usually from 15-17 years old, always brags about he/she is always high. Usually posting on facebook status with misspelled words like, "Am sooo hiii" "Im happy cuz im high" "dum haterz dont now about weed." Always annoying you when you are talking about something and they're always bringing weed up.

      * e.g.,  ... Stop trying to be a stoner, STAKE! 

     [ "Stake" ]

    1: "Stake" is a abbreviation of the words "Staying" and "awake".

      * e.g.,  ... Person Y: "When are you going to sleep, fam?" 

     [ "Staking" ]

    1: (Verb) In terms of DeFi or decentralized finance, HODL crypto, For this you get more crypto

      * e.g.,  ... ZILLIQA (Zil) has a staking property of 17%-23% APY 

     [ "Staking" ]

    2: It provides security (POS algorithm)

     [ "Staking" ]

    3: unlike Bitcoin which runs POW Staking is usually followed by %APY Average per yield yearly an interest bearing account

     [ "staked" ]

    1: A sexy Gurl.

      * e.g.,  ... Man look at those hips, Butt n legs! aint she staked? 

     [ "staked" ]

    1: to say one word to someone, then quickly leave. Typically a shy person will do this.

      * e.g.,  ... Donald: she’s hot 

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