Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)interest, stake(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something“they have interests all over the world”,
“a stake in the company's future” (n)post, stakea pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)“a pair of posts marked the goal”,
“the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake” (n)stakeinstrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning (n)stakea strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground Verbs
(v)stake, postmark with a stake“stake out the path” (v)staketie or fasten to a stake“stake your goat” (v)impale, stakekill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole“the enemies were impaled and left to die”