stake

A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

a share in a business or plan, so that someone wins or loses by how it goes

A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.

The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.

That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.

A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.

To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification.

To provide (another) with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.

To pierce or wound with a stake.

(no longer used) To stretch leather skin over a piece of iron held knee-height, in preparation to use the skin in the creation of gloves.