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   Game

   /ɡām/

   

   noun

   • 1. a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. Similar matchcontesttournamentmeetingsports meetingmeeteventathletic eventfixturetiecup tietest matchfinalcup finalplayoffclashplaydownsplitarchaic:tourney
   • ▪ a meeting for sporting contests, especially track and field: "the Olympic Games"
   • ▪ sports and athletic activities as organized in a school. British
   • ▪ the equipment for a game, especially a board game or a computer game.
   • ▪ a person's performance in a game; a person's standard or method of play: "he will attempt to raise his game to another level"
   • 2. a complete episode or period of play, ending in a definite result: "a baseball game"
   • ▪ a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, especially in tennis.
   • ▪ a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber).
   • 3. a type of activity or business regarded as a game: informal "this was a game of shuttle diplomacy at which I had become adept" Similar businessprofessionoccupationtradeindustryline (of work)line of businessfieldprovinceareainformal:racket
   • ▪ a secret and clever plan or trick: "I was on to his little game, but I didn't want him to know" Similar schemeplotploystratagemstrategygambitcunning planmaster plangrand designcrafty designstacticstrickartificedevicemaneuverwiledodgerusemachinationcontrivancesubterfugeinformal:consetupscamwheezearchaic:shift
   • 4. wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
   • ▪ the flesh of mammals or birds, used as food. Similar wild animalswild fowlbig gamequarryprey

   adjective

   • 1. eager or willing to do something new or challenging: "they were game for anything after the traumas of Monday" Similar bravecourageousvaliantpluckyboldintrepidstoutheartedlionheartedunafraiddaringdashingspiritedmettlesomefearlessdauntlessundauntedunblenchingunflinchinginformal:gutsyspunkyballsyrare:venturouswillingfavorably inclinedprepareddisposedin the moodof a minddesirouseagerkeeninterestedenthusiasticreadyOpposite timidunwilling

   verb

   • 1. manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous: "it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system"
   • 2. play video or computer games: "the majority of the audience are teens who game and watch anime"
   • 3. play games of chance for money; gamble: "other Russians gamed at the tables in Monte Carlo"

   Word Origin Old Englishgamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gameness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • M

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