Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 14 compound words that contain stakes. The most common are listed below. Open stakes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- high-stakesInvolving large costs or rewards.
- raising the stakespresent participle and gerund of raise the stakes
- raise the stakesTo increase in significance or risk.
- raised the stakessimple past and past participle of raise the stakes
- raises the stakesthird-person singular simple present indicative of raise the stakes: To increase in significance or risk.
- table stakesA rule whereby players are only allowed to bet the money they have on the table.
- maiden stakesplural of maiden stake: The monetary prize contended for in a race between horses that have never run before.
- pull up stakesTo prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.
- chicken stakesSmall paltry stakes.
- stakes outthird-person singular simple present indicative of stake out: To watch a location or people, generally covertly.
- torture stakesplural of torture stake: An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.
- ale-stakesplural of ale-stake: A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
- grub-stakesplural of grub-stake: Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- pulled up stakessimple past and past participle of pull up stakes
- pulling up stakespresent participle and gerund of pull up stakes
- pulls up stakesthird-person singular simple present indicative of pull up stakes: To prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.
- stakes a claimthird-person singular simple present indicative of stake a claim: To take an action that asserts a property right in something.
- stakes of Zionplural of stake of Zion: A territorial subdivision of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consisting of several wards and, possibly, branches.
- corkscrew stakesplural of corkscrew stake: A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew-shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
- bougar-stakesThe lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses.
- stakes one's lifethird-person singular simple present indicative of stake one's life: To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.
Compound words 14
- stakeswinA win at a stakes race
- stakeswinnerA winner of a stakes race
- stakeswinningHaving won a stakes race.
- sweepstakesplural of sweepstake: A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
- alestakesplural of alestake: A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.
- Copestakesplural of Copestake: A surname originating as an occupation.
- grubstakesplural of grubstake: Money, materials, tools, food etc. provided to a prospector in return for a share in future profits.
- kidstakeschildish behaviour; foolery
- merestakesplural of merestake: A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.
- ridstakesplural of ridstake: a post in a cowshed for tethering cattle