Definition of stake

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Stake (v. t.) 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..

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Game :: Game (v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game..
Misthought :: Misthought (n.) Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error.
Set :: Set (n.) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture..
Mistakenly :: Mistakenly (adv.) By mistake.
Sweepstake :: Sweepstake (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes.
Error :: Error (n.) A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
Rover :: Rover (v. i.) A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball..
Misprision :: Misprision (n.) The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception; mistake.
Wrong :: Wrong (a.) Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement..
Pool :: Pool (n.) The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes..
Inadvertency :: Inadvertency (n.) An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence..
Misremember :: Misremember (v. t. & i.) To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. i.) To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional error..
Clayes :: Clayes (n. pl.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments..
Teest :: Teest (n.) A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil..
Pale :: Pale (n.) A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket..
Pious :: Pious (a.) Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds..
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence..
Gamble :: Gamble (v. i.) To play or game for money or other stake.
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion..
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