Meaning & use
stake
A pointed wooden or metal post driven into the ground to support something or mark a boundary.
See it in a sentence
The gardener hammered a stake into the soil to support the young tomato plant.
Surveyors placed a wooden stake at each corner of the new property line.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'at stake' means at risk of being lost, a common figurative use distinct from the physical wooden post.
Words with a similar meaning
postspike
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A financial share or personal interest in a business, project, or outcome.
Employees who own a stake in the company tend to work harder for its success.
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