stake, steak

Stake or stake means a post used to secure something, or to mark a border or boundary, usually by driving the post into the ground--
Last time they went camping, they lost a tent stake.
He sawed up the old broom handle to make a stake for the tomato plant.
Stake may be used as a verb ( action word ), meaning to secure something with a stake--
I can use this to stake up the tomato plants.
Stake may also mean one's interest in a matter, or what one has risked --
His job might be at stake in this investigation.
I wouldn't stake a cent on what that man said.

Steak or steak ( rhymes with stake )  means a cut of meat, usually beef--
He went to a restaurant for a steak dinner.
Steak is too expensive--buy some ground beef.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He tripped over the tent stake, and the tent fell down on our steak dinner."

Note--a "stake truck" has wooden or metal "stakes" around the back to form an enclosure--
He needed to keep the old stake truck running, or he wouldn't be able to drive to town.
Note # 2--to "burn someone at the stake" meant to tie him or her to a post and set a fire underneath. This is how some of the medieval saints died You can read about it in the story of Joan of Arc, if you're interested. People were also burned at the stake when accused of witchcraft. You can read about this in the history of the Salem witch trials--
He was burned at the stake, and became a martyr and a saint.
Note # 3--to "burn the steak" is culinary. Someone has left the steak on the grill too long, or cooked it too much in some other way--
Watch the grill. I don't want you to burn the steak.
"Steaks" is the plural ( more than one ) of "steak"--
Don't let the steaks burn.
Note # 4--"stakes" is the plural ( more than one ) of "stake"--
Don't forget the tent stakes this time.
They are playing for high stakes.