Stake

• A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing fertilizer to aid the growth of plants.
• 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.

Stake related Images and Photos (experimental)

AMT Ford Stake Bed Model Kit	Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake in Rouen on 30 May 1431	Burning Bishops at the Stake during the Spanish Inquisition	Lancelot Rescues Guinevere from the Stake and Carries Her off on Horseback
The Execution of Anne of Bourges by Hanging and Burning at the Stake 21st December 1559