Definition of stake

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Staking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stak.

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Mistakenly :: Mistakenly (adv.) By mistake.
Misobserve :: Misobserve (v. t.) To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
Impale :: Impale (v. t.) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
Stake :: Stake (v. t.) To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge..
Yead :: Yead (v. i.) Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect yode, but sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note under Yede..
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion..
Picket :: Picket (n.) A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed stake..
Empale :: Empale (v. t.) To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
Set :: Set (n.) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture..
Martingal :: Martingal (n.) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness..
Mistaken :: Mistaken (p.a.) Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken..
Swoopstake :: Swoopstake (n.) See Sweepstake.
Jeofail :: "Jeofail (n.) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight..
Mislead :: Mislead (v. t.) To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Miss :: Miss (n.) Harm from mistake.
Mistake :: Mistake (v. t.) To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.
Misconfident :: Misconfident (a.) Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.
Well :: Well (a.) Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered..
Pawn :: Pawn (v. t.) To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.
Inaccuracy :: Inaccuracy (n.) That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault; defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc..
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