·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.