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stake (STAYK) (noun)
1. A stick of wood or other material that has a pointed end and is driven into the ground to serve as a marker: "The surveyor drove a stake into the ground to mark the far edge of the field."
2. The use of a post to which an individual was tied in anticipation of an execution; a primitive form of capital punishment: "The traitor was tied to the stake and left to die."
3. The prize in a competition or contest: "All of the teachers contributed to the stake for the student competition in their school."
2. The use of a post to which an individual was tied in anticipation of an execution; a primitive form of capital punishment: "The traitor was tied to the stake and left to die."
3. The prize in a competition or contest: "All of the teachers contributed to the stake for the student competition in their school."
steak (STAYK) (noun)
A slice of meat from such animals as beef cattle, pork, or fish: "We are going to BBQ a swordfish steak today."
"We bought a frozen steak at the butcher shop which we will grill when the weather gets warmer."
Her father always kept a steak stake handy for roasting beef over the charcoal burner in the back yard during the summer.
Remember, the stake for winning the marathon is two tickets to go to a BBQ and have a steak of your choice, BBQ'ed to your preference.
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(Greek: upright stake; hence, "rood, cross"; cross-shaped, crosslike, crossed)
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U.S. election-year politics raise stakes in Iran confrontation.
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