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staking |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stake \Stake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staked}; p. pr & vb n. {Staking}.] 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as to stake vines or plants. 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out as to stake out land; to stake out a new road. 3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays. --Pope. 4. To pierce or wound with a stake. --Spectator. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: staking n : the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {bet}, {wager}, {risking}, {hazarding}]
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