put+at+stake
31stake race — Horse Racing. a race in which part of the prize or purse is put up by the owners of the horses nominated to run in the race. Also, stakes race. [1905 10] * * * …
32put one's money where one's mouth is — verb a) To make or take a bet. b) More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making …
33stake out — Synonyms and related words: bound, bug, case, circle in, circumscribe, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, determine, enclose, fix, lay off, make a reconnaissance, mark boundaries, mark off, mark out, mark the periphery, peep, play the spy,… …
34stake — The amount put up by way of wager or bet. Money or other property which, under the terms of a bet or wager is to become the property of the winner of the bet or wager upon the happening of the event. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 14 …
35burnt at the stake — put to death by fire as a form of punishment …
36Draupadi — Draupadi. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma. In the epic Mahābhārata, Draupadi, also known as Kṛṣṇā draupadī (Devanagari: कृष्णा द्रौपदी; approximate pronunciation: [krɪʂɳaː d …
37bet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wager, stake, gamble, play, lay odds. See chance, improbity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gamble, wager, venture, pot, ante, hazard, tossup, stake, speculation, betting, play, raffle, odds, uncertainty,… …
38wager — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. bet, stake, gamble, risk, hazard, gage. See chance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. risk, hazard, challenge; see bet . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bet, gamble, play, *long shot, *flier,… …
39venture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dare, risk; speculate; undertake; presume, hazard, stake, take a chance. n. enterprise, undertaking; adventure; speculation, hazard, risk. See chance, courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. adventure, risk …
40post — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. station, assignment, position; incumbency, place, office, mail; stake, picket, newel, pillar, pier. See business, support, communication, accounting. v. mail; inform, publish, record, enter, transfer; …
