A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guyropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing fertilizer to aid the growth of plants.
In folklore and mythology, a wooden stake, along with a silver bullet, have special powers to kill monsters. SeeVampire; Werewolf.
In the LDS church, a stake is an organizational unit made up of several local congregations, led by a Stake President. SeeStake (Mormonism).
In gambling, a stake is the quantity of money or other goods that is risked on the outcome of some specific event.
According to the belief of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus was impaled on a single-beamed "stake" (which would be referred to as a "torture stake" (the greek stau·ros´) in the "New World Translation" Bible. This is opposed to the double-beamed cross or crucifix.)
A stake is a polished iron shape, very firmly mounted, used by silversmiths in the manner of a blacksmith's anvil.
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