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I . stake [steɪk] N

II . stake [steɪk] VB trans

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1. stake (mark with stakes):

stake
обноси́ть ко́льями

stake out VB trans Am inf

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Usage examples with stakes

to play for high stakes
вести́ кру́пную игру́

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It is a stakes race for 4-year-old stallions and geldings.
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Most of the walls are crammed with bookshelves, and most of its patrons spend the day in napping, reading, and low-stakes gambling.
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Some kite stores sell stakes for kite anchoring (mooring).
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With such high stakes, a joint loan account should be carefully considered.
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This means that pulpwood thrown too far, not far enough, or not between the stakes is not counted.
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Several strategies revolve around disguising one's intent to play the druid and other low-strength cards to unexpectedly run away with the stakes.
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It is one of the five bocineros mountains of Biscay where general meetings are announced with stakes.
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Al meets the hefty man's three friends at a poker room who then entice him to a high stakes poker game.
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Those superstitious about the site spread reports of ill omens, including a claim that wolves had carried off the boundary stakes.
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Worm charmers hammer wooden stakes into the ground, then rub them with metal slabs.
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