GAME
\ɡˈe͡ɪm], \ɡˈeɪm], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_m]\
Definitions of GAME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
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a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"
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an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
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animal hunted for food or sport
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the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday"
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the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
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frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
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a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
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(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
By Princeton University
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place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
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(informal) your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
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a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"
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an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
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animal hunted for food or sport
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the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday"
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the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
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the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.
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Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.
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A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.
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The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.
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That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game.
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In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.
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A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.
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Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table.
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Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky.
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To play at any sport or diversion.
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To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.
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To rejoice; to be pleased; - often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.
By Oddity Software
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Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.
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Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.
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A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.
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The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.
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That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game.
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In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.
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A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.
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Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table.
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Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky.
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To play at any sport or diversion.
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To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.
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To rejoice; to be pleased; - often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.
By Noah Webster.
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A sport or amusement; fun; frolic; a single match at play; wild animals pursued and killed by shooting or hunting; any object of pursuit.
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Play for a stake or prize.
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Pertaining to animals or birds hunted or taken for sport; ready; plucky.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Sport of any kind: an exercise for amusement: the stake in a game: wild animals protected by law and hunted by sportsmen.
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To play at any game: to play for money, to gamble.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To play a game for a stake.
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Of or pertaining to game.
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Ready to fight; unflinching.
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A contest for recreation or amusement; a jest; joke; sport.
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Wild animals collectively, or their flesh; any object of pursuit.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Pertaining to game; plucky; keeping up one's pluck.
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Public diversions or contests exhibited as spectacles.
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Sport of any kind; diversion; an exercise or play for amusement, winning a stake, &c; a single match at play; advantage in play; conquest in play; field sports, as the chase, falconry, &c.; animals pursued or taken in the chase or in the sports of the field; sport.
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To play at any sport or diversion; to play for a stake or prize; to practise gambling.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Wild animals pursued or taken by hunting; sport or diversion of any kind; contest for amusement; a single match at play; sportive insult or mockery.
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To play at any sport; to gamble.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, German] Sport of any kind; jest; frolic;—mockery; derision;—hence, object of ridicule; butt;—an exercise or play for amusement or for stakes; trial of strength, skill, or hazard;—a single match at play;—advantage in playing;—a scheme pursued; measure planned;—field sport; chase; falconry, &c.;—animals pursued or shot at, as deer, limes, grouse, &c.;—pl. Public contests or diversions for the gratification of the people.