Stake vs. Pole — What's the Difference?

A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.

Either extremity of an axis through a sphere.

A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning.

Either of the regions contiguous to the extremities of the earth's rotational axis, the North Pole or the South Pole.

Execution by burning. Used with the

(Physics) See magnetic pole.

A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.

(Electricity) Either of two oppositely charged terminals, as in an electric cell or battery.

Mormon Church A territorial division consisting of a group of wards under the jurisdiction of a president.

(Astronomy) See celestial pole.

Often stakes Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.

Either extremity of the main axis of a nucleus, cell, or organism.

The prize awarded the winner of a contest or race.

Either end of the spindle formed in a cell during mitosis.

A race offering a prize to the winner, especially a horserace in which the prize consists of money contributed equally by the horse owners.

The point on a nerve cell where a process originates.

A share or an interest in an enterprise, especially a financial share.

Either of two antithetical ideas, propensities, forces, or positions.

Personal interest or involvement

A fixed point of reference.

Something, such as a crucial change or grave consequence, that may result from a situation

The origin in a polar coordinate system; the vertex of a polar angle.

A grubstake.

A point in the complex plane at which a given function is not defined.

To mark the location or limits of with stakes. Often used with out

A long, relatively slender, generally rounded piece of wood or other material.

To claim, establish, or register as one's own. Often used with out

The long tapering wooden shaft extending up from the front axle of a vehicle to the collars of the animals drawing it; a tongue.

To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes

See rod.

To tether or tie to a stake.

A unit of area equal to a square rod.

To impale with a stake.

(Sports) The inside position on the starting line of a racetrack

To gamble or risk; hazard

A native or inhabitant of Poland.

To provide with money; finance

A person of Polish ancestry.

(Sports) To provide a lead for

To propel with a pole

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.

To propel (oneself) or make (one's way) by the use of ski poles

(croquet) 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.

To support (plants) with a pole.

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.

To strike, poke, or stir with a pole.

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

To propel a boat or raft with a pole.

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

To use ski poles to maintain or gain speed.

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

Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

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 construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.

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

(angling) A type of basic fishing rod.

(transitive) To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.

A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.

(transitive) To pierce or wound with a stake.

A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.

(transitive) To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.

(historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (4 chain or 2 yards).

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

(motor racing) Pole position.

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

A gun.

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.

(vulgar) A penis

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

Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.

The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.

A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).

A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, - used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.

(geometry) A fixed point relative to other points or lines.

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

(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.

A territorial division; - called also stake of Zion.

(complex analysis) For a meromorphic function $f(z)$, any point $a$ for which $f(z)\; \backslash rightarrow\; \backslash infty$ as $z\; \backslash rightarrow\; a$.

To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.

(obsolete) The firmament; the sky.

To mark the limits of by stakes; - with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.

Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.

To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge.

To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.

To pierce or wound with a stake.

To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something;

(transitive) To furnish with poles for support.

A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);

(transitive) To convey on poles.

Instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

(transitive) To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

The money risked on a gamble

To strike (the ball) very hard.

Put at risk;

(transitive) To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.

Place a bet on;

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

Mark with a stake;

A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been removed; as, specifically: (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which the carriage is guided and held back. (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported. (c) A Maypole. See Maypole. (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a sign by barbers and hairdressers. (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines, are trained.

Tie or fasten to a stake;

A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5 yards, or a square measure equal to 30 square yards; a rod; a perch.

Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole;

Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north pole.

A point upon the surface of a sphere equally distant from every part of the circumference of a great circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle; as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the pole of a given meridian.

One of the opposite or contrasted parts or directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points, or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the north pole of a needle.

The firmament; the sky.

To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or hops.

To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.

To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.

To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.

A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

A native or inhabitant of Poland

One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions;

A linear measure of 16.5 feet

A square rod of land

One of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

One of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

Propel with a pole;

Support on poles;

Deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole