Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc..

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Stake :: Stake (v. t.) 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..
Unerring :: Unerring (a.) Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God..
Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
Escape :: Escape (n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression..
Guard :: Guard (v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes..
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To have a wrong idea of in respect of character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge..
Self-deceived :: Self-deceived (a.) Deceived or misled respecting one's self by one's own mistake or error.
Set :: Set (n.) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture..
Trunch :: Trunch (n.) A stake; a small post.
Game :: Game (v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc..
Impalement :: Impalement (n.) An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed..
Bet :: Bet (v. t.) To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager.
Faux Pas :: faux pas () A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
Misknow :: Misknow (v. t.) To have a mistaken notion of or about.
Blunder :: Blunder (n.) A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance..
Swop :: Swoopstake (adv.) Altogether; indiscriminately.
Pile :: Pile (n.) A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc..
Hyacinth :: Hyacinth (n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru..
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