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It is a metaphor for taking a definite stand on some issue. Perhaps an ethical matter, or a stated intention to do something.
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Declare your right to something
It's named as such because you would put stakes in the ground to claim something.
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A pointed wooden stick to be driven in to the ground?
A tent-peg. A spike. A stake.
What does stake mean?
A stake is a strong metal, plastic, or wooden stick with a pointed end often driven into the ground. Stakes hold down tents for example.
What is a sentence for the word stake?
We lost one stake and we need it to put up the tent.
How can you use the words at stake in a sentence?
There was a $500 prize at stake.The man put his reputation at stake.At stake was control of the Republican party.
What is the figurative image in stake your claim?
You ask for THE figurative image and there would be many of them, however the origin of the expression is from the gold rush when people would stick a stake in the ground to claim a piece of land.
What is the difference between stake and steak and how are they related?
Steak is cooked beef and a stake is something you put in the ground (it could also mean odds, as in "the stakes are high").
What does Putting a stake in the ground mean?
It's a reference to a person or thing that moves slowly. 'You have to drive a steak in the ground to see Tom move.'. It's a reference to staking a claim for property. Putting your stake in the ground means you're stake your claim. The idiom means that you're staking your claim to your idea, argument, position. "This seems like the perfect place for our store" elicits the feedback "put your stake in the ground." Is it or isn't it?
What does stake claim mean?
Declare your right to something It's named as such because you would put stakes in the ground to claim something.
What does Octavius mean in Julius Caesar when he says 'We are chained to the stake'?
he means that he has a chain attached to him, which is attached to a stake presumably in the ground.
How would you observe and measure the way the sun appears to move across the sky?
You could put a stake vertically in the ground and make a mark on the ground where the shadow of the top of the stake is throughout the day and year.
What does it mean to be burnt at stake?
To be "Burnt at the Stake" is to be tied to a piece of wood pounded in the ground (A "Stake") and to be lit on fire. Burning at the stake is is when someone is tied to a wooden stake and the stake is set on fire. You burn to death.
A pointed wooden stick to be driven in to the ground?
A tent-peg. A spike. A stake.
What you mean by stake?
What is mean by Stake
What does stake mean?
A stake is a strong metal, plastic, or wooden stick with a pointed end often driven into the ground. Stakes hold down tents for example.
What is the example sentence of stake?
there was lot of things at Stake. Gamblers put everything at Stake.
What is a 5 letter that means a pointed wooden stick to be driven into the ground?
stake
What a pointed wooden stick to be driven into the ground?
A stake
