n.
1.(law) a right or legal share of something
2.a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
3.instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
4.the money risked on a gamble stake v.
1.put at risk
2.place a bet on
3.mark with a stake
4.tie or fasten to a stake
5.kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
Idiom of the Day
steal (someone's) thunder
to do or say something that another person had planned to do or say
My colleague stole my thunder when he announced that he was leaving the company before I will.