Definition of go to the stake for/over
- She's willing to go to the stake for her beliefs.
: to move on a course : proceed — compare stop
: to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart
: to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure
: the act or manner of going
: the height of fashion : rage
: an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
: functioning properly : being in good and ready condition
: a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
: a pointed piece of wood or other material driven or to be driven into the ground as a marker or support
: a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning
: execution by burning at a stake
: to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes
: to tether to a stake
: bet, wager
: across a barrier or intervening (see intervene 4) space
: forward beyond an edge or brink and often down
: across the brim
used as a function word to indicate motion or situation in a position higher than or above another
used as a function word to indicate the possession of authority, power, or jurisdiction in regard to some thing or person
used as a function word to indicate superiority, advantage, or preference
: upper, higher
: outer, covering
: excessive
: to leap over
: so as to exceed or surpass
: excessive
: to an excessive degree
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