stake
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 support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc.
"A sharpened stake strong Dryas found. --Dryden"
°A slender rod, or stick, to be driven into the ground as a mark.
"We have stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders."
verb
°To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants.
°To pierce or wound with a stake.