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stake in Malay

galah

/steɪk/

stake in Malay: galah. In English, stake means 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.

Malay words for stake

pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
galah

English meaning of stake

  1. noun 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.
  2. 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.
  3. noun A stick or similar object (e.g., steel channel or angle stock) 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; often connected in a grid forming a stakebody.
  4. noun The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.

Full definition of stake

stake in a sentence

  • We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders.
  • Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake.
  • The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.

Synonyms of stake

stake in other languages

Questions about stake in Malay

What is the meaning of stake in Malay?
Stake in Malay is galah.
Apakah maksud stake dalam bahasa Melayu?
Stake: galah.
What does stake mean in English?
Stake means 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.

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