staked
Put up funds
Staked is the past tense of stake, carrying forward its meanings.
Something staked has been fastened with a stake: The tomato plants were staked and tied.
Money or reputation staked has been wagered or risked: She staked her career on the project's success.
To have staked a claim is to have asserted ownership or interest: He staked his claim to the corner office.
In vampire lore, a staked vampire has been killed by a stake through the heart.
In cryptocurrency, staked coins have been committed to a network to earn rewards.
Risked stake on outcome
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- wageredPlaced a stake
- riskedExposed to danger
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
ante · pot · casino · poker · bankroll · chips · all-in · double-down
Had hole made
- skeweredPierced by pointed rod
- spearedPierced with pointed shaft
- goredPierced by horn
- harpoonedStruck with thrown spear
lanced · bayoneted · spiked · run-through · stuck · nailed · pinioned · transfixed
One who measures land
- markerSomething that signals location
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
plot · land · fence · property · line · border · edge · limit
One seeking valuable deposits
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- gold-rushStampede for precious ore
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- assertionConfident statement of fact
homestead · allotment · patent · registered · secured · dominion · appropriation · squatter
Thick twisted fibers
- chainLinked segments forming length
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- tiedFastened by knotting
- anchoredFixed securely in position
secured · fastened · picketed · tent · mooring · hitched · ground · pegged
bet
Risked stake on outcome
odds · ante · pot · casino · poker · bankroll · chips · all-in · double-down · speculation
pierced
Had hole made
harpooned · lanced · bayoneted · spiked · run-through · stuck · nailed · pinioned · transfixed · kebab
surveyor
One who measures land
- markerSomething that signals location
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
claim · plot · land · fence · property · line · border · edge · limit · enclosure
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- gold-rushStampede for precious ore
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
assertion · homestead · allotment · patent · registered · secured · dominion · appropriation · squatter · placer
rope
Thick twisted fibers
anchored · secured · fastened · picketed · tent · mooring · hitched · ground · pegged · lashed
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- capitalWealth used for investment
shares · holdings · funds · stocks · bonds · assets · dividends · finance · venture · backing
undead
Deceased yet animate
vanquishing · hunting · coffin · garlic · cross · crucifix · sunlight · bloodsucker · fangs · immortal
stakedunstaked
Not fastened with posts
uprooted · loosened · unfastened · untethered · freed
stakedwithdrawn
Emotionally distant, disengaged
withheld · pulled out · cashed out · held back · unstaked
stakedrelinquished
Gave up possession of
abandoned · unclaimed · surrendered · ceded · forfeited
- at stakeSubject to possible loss
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
- raise the stakesIncrease what's wagered
- raised the stakesIncreased what's at risk
- raising the stakesIncreasing what's at risk
- wooden stakesSharpened timber posts