to stake
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9.9
- verb
- /steɪk/
- Offensive
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- Actually, when we first met, he thought I was a vampire, and he tried to stake me through the heart.
Examples
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In any case, it may interest you to know that your vampire was hit on the head prior to his assailant driving that stake through his heart.
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If he's on fire, how do I get close enough to stake him?
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All four staked bodies hit the floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
Stake in the heart!
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He raised the sharp pole and prepared to stake the vampire once again.
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The villagers knew they had to stake the creature to prevent it from attacking at night.
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With a swift motion, she aimed her weapon to stake the monster before it could escape.
Synonyms
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3.5
A sudden sharp wound made by a knife or other pointed object
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7.7
Push a sharp object through a person or animal
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3.7
To push a sharp point through something to hold it
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4.9
To pierce something with a long sharp point like a stick or fork
To pierce someone or something with a pointed object
Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place
Idioms
- NSFW
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9.8
To tie a person to a stake and burn them as punishment or to strongly criticize them in public
- Informal
To risk all your money because you are sure something will happen
Compounds
- NSFW
5
9.9
A way of killing someone by tying them to a post and setting them on fire as punishment
- US
A brown wading bird like a small heron that lives in reeds and makes a loud booming call
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stake meaning to kill by piercing comes from the same idea of a sharp 'post' or stake driven through someone. That's why tales say a vampire can be killed by being staked through the heart.