staked English
Verb
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(stake)
Anagrams
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stake Noun
( en noun)
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 surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.
* (and other bibliographic particulars),
- A sharpened stake strong Dryas found.
# 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 falling off.
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned.
- Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake .
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
- 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.
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
* (and other bibliographic particulars), Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
- Every city, or stake, including a chief town and surrounding towns, has its president, with two counselors; and this president has a high council of chosen men.
Synonyms
* (croquet) peg
Derived terms
* burn at the stake
* pull up stakes
* stake of Zion
Related terms
* (wager or pledge) at stake
Verb
( stak)
To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
- to stake vines or plants.
To pierce or wound with a stake.
To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
* (and other bibliographic particulars), (Alexander Pope)
- I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays.
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.
Synonyms
* (put at risk) wager, bet
Derived terms
* stake a claim
* stake out
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stacked English
Adjective
( en adjective)
arranged in a stack
- The plates were stacked waiting to be cleaned.
(slang) Having large breasts
- That girl at the party was really stacked .
(slang) Unfairly constructed, as a stacked deck of cards.
- That game is stacked . Don't even try it.
Verb
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