Talk:stake
Latest comment: 9 months ago by Steve8394 in topic Verb (transitive) 1.
Can't a stake be made from metal, too? Why only wood? — This comment was unsigned.
- Wood is common, but you are right: it can be anything really. Fixed. Equinox ◑ 01:21, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Is it idiomatic enough? --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:34, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
- I think it relates to stakes#Noun, or similarly to stake#Noun senses 5/6. Not going to proffer an opinion about whether to include the hyphenated phrase or not, but I will note that you can use "low stakes" or "high stakes" as noun phrases, e.g. "Due to the high stakes, I must tread carefully". 70.172.194.25 19:56, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
Verb (transitive) 1.
[edit]I'm not familiar enough with this format to make an edit, but this definition should also include the process of mechanically deforming a fastener (stake nut) or part (stake washer) to prevent an assembly from working loose. Stake nuts & washers are commonly used on vehicle wheel bearings. A suspension bushing sleeve may also be staked to prevent it from sliding axially. In this case, there is no physical stake, as the definition currently implies. Steve8394 (talk) 23:28, 27 January 2024 (UTC)