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noun
- 1. a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.
- 2. a complete episode or period of play, ending in a definite result: "a baseball game"
adjective
- 1. eager or willing to do something new or challenging: "they were game for anything after the traumas of Monday"
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"
Game. Ancient Egyptian senet game board inscribed for Amenhotep III with separate sliding drawer, from 1390 to 1353 BC, made of glazed faience, dimensions: 5.5 × 7.7 × 21 cm, in the Brooklyn Museum (New York City). A game is a structured type of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. [1]
game meaning: 1. an entertaining activity or sport that people play, usually needing some skill and played…. Learn more.
1. any form of play or way of playing; amusement; recreation; sport; frolic; play. 2. a. any specific contest, engagement, amusement, computer simulation, or sport involving physical or mental competition under specific rules, as football, chess, or war games. b. a single contest in such a competition.
"A game is a system in which players engage in an artificial conflict, defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome". "A game is a form of art in which participants, termed players, make decisions in order to manage resources through game tokens in the pursuit of a goal". (by Greg Costikyan)
Definition of game noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The early stages of the game were dominated by the home team. Last night he played the final game of his career. It's going to be a close game. He's hoping to be fit before next week's game with Liverpool. Trescothick had a good game and was man of the match. We won the first game and drew the second. He pitched a perfect game at Atlanta.
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