Meanings (ES + gloss)
estacar • machetear
To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
to stake vines or plants
estacar
To pierce or wound with a stake.
You see, I'd made a bargain with him to buy the horse for a hundred and twenty—a swinging price, but I always liked the horse. And what does he do but go and stake him—fly at a hed…
“You ladies happen to notice what happened to this vampire? This just happened. Did you see who staked him?”
poner en juego
To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.