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Game

noun

1.

A contest with rules to determine a winner.

2.

A single play of a sport or other contest.

3.

An amusement or pastime. "He thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time" , "His life was all fun and games"

4.

Animal hunted for food or sport.

5.

(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves.

6.

(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win. "He is serving for the game"

7.

The flesh of wild animals that is used for food.

8.

A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal). Synonyms: plot, secret plan. "I saw through his little game from the start"

9.

The game equipment needed in order to play a particular game.

10.

Your occupation or line of work. Synonym: biz. "She's in show biz"

11.

Frivolous or trifling behavior. "For him, life is all fun and games"

verb

(past & past part. gamed; pres. part. gaming)

1.

Place a bet on. Synonyms: back, bet on, gage, punt, stake. "I'm betting on the new horse"

adjective

1.

Disabled in the feet or legs. Synonyms: crippled, gimpy, halt, halting, lame. "A game leg"

2.

Willing to face danger. Synonyms: gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky.

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"Game" Quotes from Famous Books

... were not out of order, I asked him what species of beast had long ago twisted and mutilated his left ear. Being a hunter, I was concerned in the evils that may befall one in the pursuit of game. ...

— Heart of the West • O. Henry

... what were the Draconian reforms? He must look them up. He felt quite studious as he ran over the back pages, till he chanced to raise his eyes above the top of the book and saw on a chair a baseball mask and a catcher's glove. They should n't have lost that game last Saturday, he thought, and they would n't have, either, if it had n't been for Fred. He wished Fred would n't fumble so. He could hold a hundred difficult balls in succession, but when a critical point came, he 'd let go of even a dewdrop. He 'd have to send him out in the field and bring ...

— The Cruise of the Dazzler • Jack London

... monarch, why that disunion occurred between the Kurus and the Pandavas, and why also that exile into the woods immediately proceeding from the game at dice prompted by the desire (of the Kurus) for rule. I shall relate all to thee who askest it thou best of the ...

— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - Translated into English Prose - Adi Parva (First Parva, or First Book) • Kisari Mohan Ganguli (Translator)

... people of the island still do. So they went to a banyan tree, and stripped the bark to make strings for their slings, and next they repaired to the river bank to find stones. Kabo stood on the bank of the river, and Pivi went into the water. The game was for Kabo to sling at Pivi, and for Pivi to dodge the stones, if he could. For some time he dodged them cleverly, but at last a stone from Kabo's sling hit poor Pivi on the leg and broke it. Down went Pivi into the stream, and floated along it, till he floated into a big hollow ...

— The Brown Fairy Book • Andrew Lang

... in the one case he'll try to talk and explain—which would be exceedingly tiresome. In the other he'll probably hold his tongue and go in for some deeper game. That will leave me quiet. I ...

— The Portrait of a Lady - Volume 2 (of 2) • Henry James

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