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
blow up in (someone's) face
to be ruined while one is working on it (a plan or project etc.), to explode suddenly
The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already knew about it. The bomb blew up in the man's face.