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stake

verb [T] (USE STICK)
 
 
/steɪk/

Definition

to hold up and support something by fastening it to stakes: Tomato plants should be staked.Fastening and tying
(Definition of stake verb (USE STICK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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