n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: staked ; stak · ing
Date: 14th century
1 : to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes
2 : to tether to a stake
3 : BET , WAGER
4 : to fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes
5 : to back financially
6 : GRUBSTAKE
– stake a claim : to assert a title or right to something by or as if by placing stakes usually to satisfy a legal requirement