stake/steak

stake (stāk)

Noun

• A piece of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a marker, fence pole, or tent peg.
• A vertical post to which an offender is bound for execution by burning. .
• A vertical post secured in a socket at the edge of a platform, as on a truck bed, to help retain the load.  
• Money or property risked in a wager or gambling game.

Verb. Transitive

• To mark the location or limits of with or as if with stakes: stake out a claim.
• To claim as one's own: staked out a place for herself in industry.
• To fasten, secure, or support with a stake or stakes.
• To tether or tie to a stake.
• To gamble or risk; hazard.

steak (stāk)

Noun

• A slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick and across the muscle grain and served broiled or fried.
• A thick slice of a large fish cut across the body.
• A patty of ground meat broiled or fried.