Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire..

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Gamble :: Gamble (v. i.) To play or game for money or other stake.
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
Misthought :: Misthought (n.) Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire..
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
Disabuse :: Disabuse (v. t.) To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right.
Gamester :: Gamester (n.) A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games..
Faux Pas :: faux pas () A false step; a mistake or wrong measure.
Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes..
Misremember :: Misremember (v. t. & i.) To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
Misween :: Misween (v. i.) To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's meaning..
Stakeholder :: Stakehead (n.) A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns which are kept apart by pins in the bar..
Stang :: Stang (n.) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
Wager :: Wager (v. t.) To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet..
Croupier :: Croupier (n.) One who presides at a gaming table and collects the stakes.
Lucky :: Lucky (superl.) Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour..
Crawl :: Crawl (n.) A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for holding fish..
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To lay, as a stake; to wager..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
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