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English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
stake — stake1 W3 [steık] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 at stake 2¦(company/business)¦ 3 have a stake in something 4¦(money risked)¦ 5 high stakes 6¦(pointed stick)¦ 7 the stake 8 in the popularity/fashion etc stakes 9 (be prepared to) go to the stake for/over something … Dictionary of contemporary English
stake — stake1 /stayk/, n., v., staked, staking. n. 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc. 2. a post to which a person is bound for execution, usually by burning. 3 … Universalium
stake — 1 noun 1 SHARP POST (C) a pointed piece of wood, metal etc that is pushed into the ground to hold a rope, mark a particular place etc 2 the stake a post to which a person was tied in former times to be killed by being burnt: burn sb at the stake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stake — I. /steɪk / (say stayk) noun 1. a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, a part of a fence, a support for a plant, etc. 2. a post, especially one to which a person is bound for execution, usually by… …
stake — I [[t]steɪk[/t]] n. v. staked, stak•ing 1) bui a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support, etc 2) a post to which a person is bound for execution, usu. by burning 3) the stake, the… … From formal English to slang
stake — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Kreis, Preakness Stakes, absolute interest, allotment, allowance, angel, ante, ante up, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, at hazard, at stake, ax, back, backing, bailiwick, bank,… … Moby Thesaurus
stake out — Synonyms and related words: bound, bug, case, circle in, circumscribe, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, enclose, fix, lay off, make a reconnaissance, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, peep, play the spy,… … Moby Thesaurus
Out of the Past (Moonlight) — Out Of The Past Moonlight episode Mick St. John (Alex O Loughlin) and Beth Turner (Sophia Myles) … Wikipedia
stake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a stout stick or post sharpened at one end and driven into the ground as a support, boundary mark, etc. 2 hist. a the post to which a person was tied to be burnt alive. b (prec. by the) death by burning as a punishment (was… … Useful english dictionary
stake something out — 1 builders staked out the plot: MARK OFF/OUT, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off. 2 (informal) the police staked out his flat: OBSERVE, watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation, keep… … Useful english dictionary
stake out — verb a) To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. Bradley, von Schoenvorts and I, with Miss La Rues help, staked out the various buildings and the outer wall. When the day was done, we had quite an array of … Wiktionary