spec vs stake

spec

noun
  • A spectacular mark (catch) in Australian rules football. 

verb
  • To specify, especially in a formal specification document. 

stake

noun
  • A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet. 

  • The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned. 

  • A share or interest in a business or a given situation. 

  • That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. 

  • A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc. 

  • A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area. 

  • A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. 

  • A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. 

verb
  • To pierce or wound with a stake. 

  • To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency. 

  • To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes. 

  • To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture. 

  • To deposit and risk a considerable amount of cryptocurrency in order to participate in the proof of stake process of verification. 

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