A stake is a stick or post that you put in the ground. You can use it to hold plants, tents, or fences. It shows a place or holds something up.
She put a stake in the garden for plants.
The fence has wooden stakes in the earth.
A stake is something you risk, like money, when you bet in a game or race. If you win, you get more. If you lose, you lose the stake.
He lost a big stake in the card game.
They put a stake on the horse race.
A stake means owning part of a company or property. When you have a stake, you have some control or profit in it.
She owns a stake in the local company.
They have a large stake in the new business.
To stake means to risk money or something important on something. You can stake money in a game or stake a claim to something you want.
He staked all his money on one bet.
She staked her claim to the prize.
A stake can be a wooden post used for tying up people in history, especially for punishment or execution. It was used to burn people tied to it.
The prisoner was tied to the stake.
They burned wood around the large wooden stake.
To stake means to put a stick or post into the ground. This helps hold up things like a tent or plants so they stay strong and do not fall.
They staked the tent into the ground.
She staked the tomato plants firmly.
The phrase 'at stake' means something important is in danger or being risked. When there is a lot at stake, much can be won or lost.
There is a lot at stake in the election.
He has a stake in the success of the project.
