Stake

A stake is a large wooden or metal implement designed to be driven into the ground and may refer to:

Tools

Archer's stake, a defensive stake carried by medieval longbowmen
Survey stakes, markers used by surveyors
Sudis (stake) (Latin for "stake"), a fortification carried by Roman legionaries
Torture stake, a method of execution similar to crucifixion, tying or nailing the victim to an upright pole in lieu of a cross
Stake, a specialized, polished, anvil-like tool used for metalworking such as planishing
Steel fence post, a kind of stake
Side stakes used on flatcars etc

Stake: Fortune Fighters, a 2003 video game
The Stake, a 1915 silent short film
"The Stake", a 1977 song by The Steve Miller Band from Book of Dreams
Stakes (miniseries), a Cartoon Network miniseries, aired as part of the seventh season of Adventure Time
Stake (band)

Andrew K. Stake (died 1876), American politician from Maryland
Dagnija Staķe (born 1951), Latvian politician
Robert E. Stake (born 1927), Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Equity (finance), the part of a company or business owned by a shareholder, sometimes referred to as stake
Stake (Latter Day Saints), a regional organization in some Latter Day Saint churches
Hill of Stake, a hill on the boundary between North Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, Scotland
Proof of stake