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stake
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
fasten
,
support
,
or
mark
something
by
driving
stakes
into
the
ground
•
They
staked
the
fence
posts
along
the
new
property
line
.
They
staked
the
fence
posts
along
the
new
property
line
.
•
Remember
to
stake
the
tomatoes
before
they
grow
too
heavy
.
Remember
to
stake
the
tomatoes
before
they
grow
too
heavy
.
Verb
use
dates
to
Middle
English
,
directly
from
the
noun
,
meaning
‘
to
provide
with
stakes
’.
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
risk
money
or
something
valuable
on
the
result
of
something
•
He
staked
his
entire
bonus
on
a
single
roll
of
the
dice
.
He
staked
his
entire
bonus
on
a
single
roll
of
the
dice
.
•
I
wouldn
’
t
stake
my
reputation
on
that
prediction
.
I
wouldn
’
t
stake
my
reputation
on
that
prediction
.
Extended
verb
sense
from
gambling
houses
in
the
18th
century
,
where
money
was
metaphorically
‘
tied
to
a
stake
’.
verb
-
stake
,
staking
,
stakes
,
staked
to
claim
or
mark
ownership
of
something
clearly
,
often
by
physical
or
verbal
declaration
•
The
prospector
staked
a
claim
to
the
gold-rich
land
.
The
prospector
staked
a
claim
to
the
gold-rich
land
.
•
Teenagers
rushed
to
the
concert
gate
to
stake
their
places
at
the
front
.
Teenagers
rushed
to
the
concert
gate
to
stake
their
places
at
the
front
.
Sense
borrowed
from
miners
in
19th-century
North
America
who
literally
drove
stakes
to
mark
property
claims
.
