stake

IPA: stˈeɪk

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 marker or a support or stay.
(croquet) A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
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 hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
A surname.

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.
(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
(transitive) To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
(cryptocurrencies) To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.

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