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  • A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring Guy Rope s for a Tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing Fertilizer to aid the growth of Plant s.

  • In Folklore and Mythology , a wooden stake, along with a silver bullet, have special powers to kill monsters. ''See'' Vampire ; Werewolf .

  • In the LDS church, a stake is an organizational unit made up of several local congregations, led by a Stake President. ''See'' Stake (Mormonism) .

  • In Christianity , a stake was a pole to which people accused of Heresy or Witchcraft were tied and "burned at the stake". ''See'' Execution By Burning .

  • In Gambling , a stake is the quantity of money or other goods that is risked on the outcome of some specific event.

  • According to the belief of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus was impaled on a single-beamed "stake" (which would be referred to as a "torture stake" (the greek stauĀ·rosĀ“) in the "New World Translation" Bible. This is opposed to the double-beamed Cross or Crucifix .)

  • A stake is a polished iron shape, very firmly mounted, used by Silversmith s in the manner of a Blacksmith 's Anvil .