stake

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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.

We have surveyors stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.''

puhekieltä 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 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 fall off|falling off.
(qualifier) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.

Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.

The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.

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 upon, etc.
puhekieltä A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
(rfdate), Schaff-Herzog Encyc.

to stake vines or plants.

puhekieltä To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
(rfdate), (w)

puhekieltä To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

''John went broke, so to keep him playing, Jill had to stake him.

His family staked him $10,000 to get his business started.