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Words related to stake

Related / Similar Words: post, interest, stakes, bet, wager, bet on, back, gage, game, punt, impale, venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize

Definition:

instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning;

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";

(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";

the money risked on a gamble;

place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse";

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die";

mark with a stake; "stake out the path";

tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat";

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this";

Hyponyms: starting post, winning post, grubstake, controlling interest, insurable interest, vested interest, security interest, terminable interest, undivided interest, undivided right, fee, equity, reversion, right, pot, jackpot, kitty, ante, pool, parlay, double up

Entailments: pierce

Part Meronyms: pool

Derivational Morphology: impale, post, bet, wager, play, bet on, back, gage, game, punt, venture, hazard, adventure, jeopardize, bettor, better, wagerer, punter, gambling, gaming, stakes, impalement, jeopardy, peril, risk, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking, adventurer, venturer, speculation

Anagrams: skate, steak, Keats, Skeat

Language Translations:
Albanian: hu		Catalan: pal
Chinese: 鐵砧		Croatian: kolac
Dutch: staak		French: pieu
German: Pfahl		Greek: πάσσαλος
Hungarian: karó		Italian: palo
Japanese: 棒		Korean: 말뚝
Malay: galah		Polish: pal
Portuguese: estaca		Romanian: par
Russian: кол		Spanish: estaca
Swedish: stör		Turkish: kazık

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