Stake

·vt To pierce or wound with a stake.

II. Stake ·add. ·noun A territorial division;

— called also stake of Zion.

III. Stake ·vt To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

IV. Stake ·vt That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

V. Stake ·vt The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

VI. Stake ·vt To mark the limits of by stakes;

— with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

VII. Stake ·vt 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.

VIII. Stake ·vt To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to Wager; to Pledge.

IX. Stake ·vt 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.

X. Stake ·vt 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.