1. (n.)stake a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support, etc.
2. stake a post to which a person is bound for execution, usu. by burning.
3. stake one of a number of vertical posts fitting into sockets or staples on the edge of the platform of a truck or other vehicle, as to retain the load.
4. stake a division of ecclesiastical territory in the Mormon Church, consisting of a number of wards.
5. (v.t.)stake to mark with or as if with stakes (often fol. by off or out).
6. stake to claim or reserve a share of (land, profit, etc.) as if by marking with stakes (usu. fol. by out or off).
7. stake to support with a stake or stakes, as a plant.
8. stake to tether or secure to a stake, as an animal.
17. stake the funds with which a gambler operates.
18. stake Often, stakes. a prize, reward, etc., in or as if in a contest.
19. stake stakes, the cash values assigned in poker to various chips, bets, and raises.
20. (v.t.)stake to risk (something), as upon the outcome of an uncertain event, venture, etc.
21. stake to furnish with necessities or resources, esp. money.
Definition of 'Stake'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)interest, stake (law) 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"
2. (noun)post, stake a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
1. (noun)stake sb's involvement or interest People feel they have a stake in the political process.
2. stake an amount of money invested They bought a small stake in the company.
3. stake a wooden pole with a sharp end Four stakes marked the corners of the property.
4. stake at stake what could be lost in a competitive or risky situation There is a lot of money at stake in this deal.
5. (verb)stake to risk losing sth by trying sth I staked my reputation on this idea.
Definition of 'Stake'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)Stake 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
2. (verb)Stake 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
3. (verb)Stake the piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire
4. (verb)Stake 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
5. (verb)Stake that which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge
6. (verb)Stake to fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants
7. (verb)Stake to mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road
8. (verb)Stake to put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge
Definitions of Stake 
Afrikaans: paal
Arabic: وَتَد
Bulgarian: заострен кол
Brazilian: estaca
Czech: kůl
German: der Pfahl
Danish: pæl
Greek: πάσσαλος, παλούκι
Estonian: post, tulp
Farsi: تير
Finnish: seiväs
French: pieu
Hebrew: יָתֵד
Hindi: खूंटा
Croatian: stup, kolac
Hungarian: pózna
Indonesian: pancang
Icelandic: staur
Italian: palo, paletto
Japanese: くい
Korean: 말뚝
Lithuanian: baslys, stulpas
Latvian: stabs; miets
Malay: pancang pagar
Dutch: paal
Norwegian: påle, staur, stolpe
Polish: słup, sztacheta
Portuguese: estaca
Romanian: ţăruş
Russian: кол; столб
Slovak: kôl
Slovenian: kol
Serbian: stub
Swedish: påle, stolpe
Thai: เสาหลัก
Turkish: kazık
Taiwanese: 標樁
Ukrainian: кілок; стовп
Urdu: چوب
Vietnamese: cọc
Chinese: 标桩
