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n. Plural form of stake.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stake.

n. the money risked on a gamble

"Tommy Hill running back in eighth place Brookes took the lead, by four points, in the title stakes from the Suzuki rider."

staked    stakes    staking   

mark    instrument of execution    risk    lay on the line    put on the line    fix    secure    fasten    post    kill   

venture    pledge    wager    at the stake    the oaks stakes    stake-and-rider fence    to drive stakes    club stakes    maiden stakes   

at stake    stake out   

stake of zion   

pull up stakes    stake of Zion    burn at the stake    stake a claim   

pledge    wager    stick    rod    stock    post    pale    pile    palisade    picket   

Ache    Blake    Drake    Haik    Jake    Lake    Snake    ache    ake    awake   

pole    axe    stick    rope    spear    plank    log    knife    rod    spike