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stake1 US English

a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.

stake2 US English

a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture

the stake in stake1 US English

a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment

stake in stake1 US English

a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.

Stake in stake1 US English

a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, act as a boundary mark, etc.

stake in stake2 US English

a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture

Stake in stake2 US English

a sum of money or something else of value gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture

stake in steak US English

high-quality beef taken from the hindquarters of the animal, typically cut into thick slices that are cooked by broiling or frying

at stake in stake2 US English

to be won or lost; at risk

stake net US English

a fishing net hung on stakes

stake boat US English

an anchored boat used to mark the course for a boat race

stake body US English

a body for a truck having a flat open platform with removable posts along the sides

stake someone/something out in stake1 US English

continuously watch a place or person in secret

stake a claim in stake1 US English

assert one’s right to something

be burned at the stake in burn1 US English

be executed by being burned alive in public, typically for heresy or witchcraft

stake something out in stake1 US English

mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it

stakeout US English

a period of secret surveillance of a building or an area by police in order to observe someone’s activities

punji stake in punji stick (also punji stake) US English

a sharpened bamboo stake, typically one tipped with poison, set in a camouflaged hole in the ground as a means of defense, especially in Southeast Asia

stakebuilding US English

the building up of a holding of shares in a company

stake English-French

enjeu m

stake2 English-Spanish

jugarse*

stake-out English-Italian

sorveglianza f

stake out English-French

surveiller

stake out English-Italian

mettere sotto sorveglianza

be at stake in stake English-German

auf dem Spiel stehen

the government was quick to stake its claim in stake2 English-Spanish

el gobierno se apresuró a reclamar su parte