to stake
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5.8
- verb
- /steɪk/
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- We're just going to stake it down and tie it up.
Its leaves, if one can call them that, akimbo sometimes forcibly staked so as not to fall over.
- Its leaves, if one can call them that, akimbo sometimes forcibly staked so as not to fall over.
Examples
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Many animals are closely confined, either enclosed by fences or staked out on ropes to graze.
Academic text (1996) -
OK, So I need to stake this tree real bad.
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And we will, uh, stake it this direction here.
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So if it's leaning to the left, I stake on the left side of the plant.
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We had trouble staking the tent down, so I don't know how we're going to leave.
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The next day, Frayda staked the tomato plants.
Fiction book (1997) -
We need to stake the young tree to prevent it from falling over in the wind.
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To ensure the safety of the tent, you must stake it securely to the ground.
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After planting the flowers, make sure to stake them so they grow upright.
Synonyms
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2.2
Fasten something with rope so it cannot move
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2.9
To fasten something with a band so it stays in place
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3.4
To hold something in place so it does not move
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4.4
To tie an animal or object so it cannot move away
To fasten something like a tent to the ground with small pins
Antonyms
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 Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stake originally meant a 'post' you tie things to, like a strong stick in the earth. That's why to stake an animal or a young tree is to fasten or support it to a post.