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(verb) mark with a stake; "stake out the path" |
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Synonyms: post |
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Related Words: mark |
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(verb) tie or fasten to a stake; "stake your goat" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(noun) a vertical post that a victim is tied to for execution by burning |
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Related Words: instrument of execution |
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(noun) the money risked on a gamble |
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Synonyms: bet, stakes, wager |
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Related Words: ante, gamble, jackpot, kitty, pool, pot |
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(verb) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" |
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Synonyms: impale |
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Related Words: kill |
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(noun) a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start of a race track) |
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Synonyms: post |
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Related Words: starting post, visual signal, winning post |
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(noun) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
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Synonyms: interest |
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Related Words: controlling interest, equity, fee, grubstake, part, percentage, portion, reversion, right, security interest, share, terminable interest, undivided interest, undivided right, vested interest |
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(verb) place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse" |
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Synonyms: back, bet on, gage, game, punt |
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Related Words: ante, bet, double up, parlay, wager |
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(verb) put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
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Synonyms: adventure, hazard, jeopardize, venture |
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Related Words: lay on the line, put on the line, risk |
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