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Definition of stake:

(n) : 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; 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
"a sharpened stake strong Dryas found. --Dryden"
(v) : to fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants; to pierce or wound with a stake
"I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. --Pope."
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website design charlotte.
Definition of stake:

(n) : 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; 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
"a sharpened stake strong Dryas found. --Dryden"
(v) : to fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants; to pierce or wound with a stake
"I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. --Pope."

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