stake / steak [steik]
stake – n. & v. – n. – 1. a short stick or post, with a pointed end used to mark a boundary or site, to support a plant, to secure an animal, or to form one of the component parts of a fence; 2. a name for the punishment of death by burning; 3. a small anvil used by metal-workers, esp. one with a tang for fitting into a socket on a bench; 4. a sum of money or other valuable commodity deposited or guaranteed, to be taken by the winner of a game, race, or contest; v. – 1. mark out land with sticks or posts; 2. protect, support, or obstruct with pointed sticks; 3. transfix or fasten down with a pointed stick; 4. place; 5. wager money, on the outcome of a game or contest; 6. stock or furnish sufficiently with something
steak – n. – 1. a thick slice or strip of meat or fish cut for roasting by grilling or frying