stake

Definitions

1. 1.A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
2. 2.The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.
3. 3.A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.
4. 4.That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. At stake, in danger; hazarded; pledged. "I see my reputation is at stake." Shak.
5. 5.To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
6. 6.To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
7. 7.To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. Pope.
8. 8.To pierce or wound with a stake. Spectator.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is stake.

• What is a stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off called?
• What is the piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire called?
• What is a small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc called?
• What is that which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. At stake, in danger; hazarded; pledged. "I see my reputation is at stake." Shak called?
• What is to fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants called?
• What is to mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road called?
• What is to put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. Pope called?
• What is to pierce or wound with a stake. Spectator called?