I . n.
1.
Stick ( pointed for driving into the ground ), picket, pale.
2.
Wager, bet, pledge.
3.
Risk, hazard, venture, adventure.
4.
Martyrdom ( by fire ).
II . v. a.
Risk, venture, hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, wager, pledge, put at ~, put at hazard.