Word: stake
Word origin: Old English staca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch staak, also to stick2.
Phonetic:
steɪk
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a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.
a metalworker's small anvil, typically with a projection for fitting into a socket on a bench.
a territorial division of the Mormon Church under the jurisdiction of a president.
support (a plant) with a stake or stakes. Example: the gladioli were staked in gaudy ranks
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