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Most of the game was centered around Graham Ashcraft and Bryce Elder.
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Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2023
The 6-foot-8 Howell averaged 9.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Warhawks — one of the Jaguars’ Sun Belt Conference rivals — this past season.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 11 Apr. 2023
Throughout the game, the two were also seen amicably chatting between themselves and with a friend.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 11 Apr. 2023
The game also introduced more great characters like Yoshi and Bowser’s throng of Koopalings.
—Jacob Linden, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023
Gobert threw a punch at Anderson during a timeout in the second quarter of the game.
—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
The winner moves on to face the loser of the 7 vs. 8 game.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
Shohei Ohtani grounded out with the bases loaded to end the game.
—Noah Trister, ajc, 10 Apr. 2023
Counsell managed the 1,180th game of his career as the Brewers faced the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field to tie Phil Garner’s franchise record.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
Jackson reflected on Sajak’s tough love in a post-game interview with Sajak’s daughter Maggie Sajak.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
Pacers rookie guard Bennedict Mathurin will be available for the Pacers against the Hornets Monday night, Rick Carlisle told reporters in Charlotte in his pre-game interview.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2023
The Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green sounded off on Black History Month during a post-game press conference Tuesday.
—Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
The Heat had an announcement of their own after pre-game warmups, just as people were arriving to the arena: Jimmy Butler suffered from lower back tightness and would sit out, too.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023
Despite the win and the offense’s recovery from its slumber earlier in the week in a loss at DePaul, Miller spent the entirety of his post-game press conference unhappy.
—Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2023
In the days leading up to his return, Garland went through shootaround, practice and pre-game warmups with that same wrap around his thumb.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
Their only recommendation was a better post-game family area with more accessibility for players’ families.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
Pre-game happy hour Nothing like a happy hour to liven spirits before a sporting event.
—The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
The large battery and cooling tech can keep you gaming for long stretches, and Asus has some unique accessories to improve the experience.
—WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
Unfortunately, that was the one and only game his dad, Kyle Green, could get to Milwaukee this season.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
Hearst Autos doesn’t need to game algorithms for traffic or promote lousy products to earn a buck.
—Gannon Burgett, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
Even though the park was already deep into development by the time of the takeover, Disney wanted to pull its intellectual property but eventually settled with the operator, gaming giant Genting.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
Who says Apple can’t game?
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2023
Totoki touted upcoming movies titles like Gran Turismo, the success of Sony Pictures Television’s The Last of Us for HBO and another ten projects at the film and TV studio that similarly has gaming IP and are ripe for adaptations on other media platforms.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2023
Officials have said that the crackdown on the tech industry, which saw a flurry of regulations torpedo the influence of companies from gaming to online education, has ended.
—Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
Mark Hamelburg, a senior vice president at AHIP, an industry group, said that insurers aren’t gaming the payment system and that they are supposed to do a complete and accurate job of recording enrollees’ diagnoses.
—Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
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a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
a game involving athletic activity
a game enjoyed by children
a game played with playing cards
a game that is played on a table
a game suitable for playing in a parlor
a game that involves gambling
a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
a game of chance played with a dreidel during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
a competition or quizzing game in which contestants are asked about obscure or miscellaneous facts
bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
a bowling game using slender bowling pins
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents’ goal with angled sticks
a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents’ goal
an athletic game that is played outdoors
an athletic game played on a court
a children’s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
a game played with string looped over the fingers
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
a child’s game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
a children’s game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground
a child’s game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
a child’s game of fighting with pillows
a children’s game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player’s cards
a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
any of various card games based on whist for four players
a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid’)
a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
(Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoping to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner
any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
a card game played by one person
a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
a game played on a specially designed board
a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
game 1
(gām)
n.
1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2.
a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3.
a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children’s games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal
a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: «the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game» (Hedrick Smith).
b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
c. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal
a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
9.
a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.
b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10.
a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate’s indiscretions to be game.
b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
v. gamed, gam·ing, games
v.tr.
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.
v.intr.
1. To play for stakes; gamble.
2. To play a role-playing or computer game.
adj. gam·er, gam·est
1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?
Idioms:
ahead of the game
In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.
be on (one’s) game
To play a sport with great skill.
the only game in town Informal
The only one of its kind available: «He’s the only game in town for the press to write about» (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.
game′ness n.
game 2
(gām)
adj. gam·er, gam·est
Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
game
(ɡeɪm)
n
1. an amusement or pastime; diversion
2. a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance
3. a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc
4. the score needed to win a contest
5. a single contest in a series; match
6. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athletics: Olympic Games; Highland Games.
7. equipment needed for playing certain games
9. style or ability in playing a game: he is a keen player but his game is not good.
10. a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a game: the game of politics.
11. an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; joke: marriage is just a game to him.
12. (Hunting)
a. wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
b. (as modifier): game laws.
13. (Cookery) the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish
14. an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)
15. informal work or occupation
16. informal a trick, strategy, or device: I can see through your little game.
17. obsolete pluck or courage; bravery
18. slang chiefly Brit prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)
19. give the game away to reveal one’s intentions or a secret
20. make game of make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock
21. off one’s game playing badly
22. on one’s game playing well
23. play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules
24. the game is up there is no longer a chance of success
adj
25. informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave
26. game as Ned Kelly as game as Ned Kelly informal Austral extremely brave; indomitable
27. (usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willing: I’m game for a try.
vb
(Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
[Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement]
ˈgameˌlike adj
game
(ɡeɪm)
adj
a less common word for lame1: game leg.
[C18: probably from Irish cam crooked]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
game1
(geɪm)
n., adj. gam•er, gam•est, n.
1. an amusement or pastime: children’s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game.
2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games.
3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.
4. a single occasion of such an activity or a division of one.
5. the number of points required to win a game.
6. the score at a particular stage in a game.
7. a particular manner or style of playing a game.
8. something requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
9. a business or profession: the real-estate game.
10. a trick or strategy.
11. fun; sport; joke: That’s about enough of your games.
12. wild animals, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
13. the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food.
14. any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: to be fair game for practical jokers.
adj.
15. pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.
16. having a fighting spirit; plucky.
17. having the required spirit or will (often fol. by for or an infinitive): Who’s game for a hike through the woods?
v.i.
18. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
v.t.
19. to squander in gaming (usu. fol. by away).
20. to manipulate to one’s advantage, esp. by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: gaming the system.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English gaman; c. Old High German gaman glee]
game2
(geɪm)
adj.
lame: a game leg.
[1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Game
a flock of herd or animals raised and kept for sport or pleasure; wild animals or birds pursued, caught, or killed in the chase; technically, game under the Game Act of 1862 includes hares, pheasants, partridges, woodcocks, snipes, rabbits, grouse, and black or moor game.
Examples: game of bees, 1577; of conies, 1576; of partridges, 1762; of red deer, 1788; of swans, 1482.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
game
Past participle: gamed
Gerund: gaming
| Imperative |
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| game |
| game |
| Present |
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| I game |
| you game |
| he/she/it games |
| we game |
| you game |
| they game |
| Preterite |
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| I gamed |
| you gamed |
| he/she/it gamed |
| we gamed |
| you gamed |
| they gamed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am gaming |
| you are gaming |
| he/she/it is gaming |
| we are gaming |
| you are gaming |
| they are gaming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have gamed |
| you have gamed |
| he/she/it has gamed |
| we have gamed |
| you have gamed |
| they have gamed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was gaming |
| you were gaming |
| he/she/it was gaming |
| we were gaming |
| you were gaming |
| they were gaming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had gamed |
| you had gamed |
| he/she/it had gamed |
| we had gamed |
| you had gamed |
| they had gamed |
| Future |
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| I will game |
| you will game |
| he/she/it will game |
| we will game |
| you will game |
| they will game |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have gamed |
| you will have gamed |
| he/she/it will have gamed |
| we will have gamed |
| you will have gamed |
| they will have gamed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be gaming |
| you will be gaming |
| he/she/it will be gaming |
| we will be gaming |
| you will be gaming |
| they will be gaming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been gaming |
| you have been gaming |
| he/she/it has been gaming |
| we have been gaming |
| you have been gaming |
| they have been gaming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been gaming |
| you will have been gaming |
| he/she/it will have been gaming |
| we will have been gaming |
| you will have been gaming |
| they will have been gaming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been gaming |
| you had been gaming |
| he/she/it had been gaming |
| we had been gaming |
| you had been gaming |
| they had been gaming |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would game |
| you would game |
| he/she/it would game |
| we would game |
| you would game |
| they would game |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gamed |
| you would have gamed |
| he/she/it would have gamed |
| we would have gamed |
| you would have gamed |
| they would have gamed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
game
Won by the player or pair first scoring 21 points, unless both have scored 20 points, when the winner is the first to score two points more than the opposition.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game»
move — (game) a player’s turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game activity — any specific behavior; «they avoided all recreational activity» game — a single play of a sport or other contest; «the game lasted two hours» turn, play — (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; «it is my turn»; «it is still my play» curling — a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target bowling — a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them pall-mall — a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet athletic game — a game involving athletic activity child’s game — a game enjoyed by children card game, cards — a game played with playing cards table game — a game that is played on a table parlor game, parlour game — a game suitable for playing in a parlor gambling game, game of chance — a game that involves gambling zero-sum game — a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero game — the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; «the child received several games for his birthday» horn — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it penalty — (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game rematch, replay — something (especially a game) that is played again side — one of two or more contesting groups; «the Confederate side was prepared to attack» game — (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game» period of play, playing period, play — (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; «rain stopped play in the 4th inning» run off — decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff play out — play to a finish; «We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last» course — hunt with hounds; «He often courses hares» played — (of games) engaged in; «the loosely played game» |
| 2. |  game — a single play of a sport or other contest; «the game lasted two hours»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» away game, road game — a game played away from home home game — a game played at home exhibition game, practice game — a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season’s standing nightcap — the final game of a double header double feature, doubleheader, twin bill — two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) playoff game — one game in the series of games constituting a playoff cup tie — an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition contest, competition — an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
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| 3. | game — 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»
diversion, recreation — an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; «scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists»; «for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles»; «drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation» catch — a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; «he played catch with his son in the backyard» party game — a game to amuse guests at a party computer game, video game — a game played against a computer pinball, pinball game — a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets guessing game — a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing ducks and drakes — a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water mind game — any game designed to exercise the intellect hare and hounds, paper chase — an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot ring-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy — a children’s game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat prisoner’s base — a children’s game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base treasure hunt — a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues |
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| 4. | game — animal hunted for food or sport
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement big game — large animals that are hunted for sport game bird — any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport |
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| 5. | game — (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
lawn tennis, tennis — a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court division, section, part — one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; «the written part of the exam»; «the finance section of the company»; «the BBC’s engineering division» set — a unit of play in tennis or squash; «they played two sets of tennis after dinner» |
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| 6. | game — (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» score — a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; «the score was 7 to 0» |
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| 7. | game — the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
meat — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food venison — meat from a deer used as food buffalo — meat from an American bison hare, rabbit — flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food |
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| 8. |  game — 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»
plot, secret plan scheme, strategy — an elaborate and systematic plan of action counterplan, counterplot — a plot intended to subvert another plot intrigue, machination — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends cabal, conspiracy — a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) |
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| 9. | game — the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; «the child received several games for his birthday»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» game equipment — equipment or apparatus used in playing a game puzzle — a game that tests your ingenuity |
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| 10. |  game — your occupation or line of work; «he’s in the plumbing game»; «she’s in show biz»
biz job, line of work, occupation, business, line — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; «he’s not in my line of business» colloquialism — a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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| 11. | game — frivolous or trifling behavior; «for actors, memorizing lines is no game»; «for him, life is all fun and games»
frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play — gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; «it was all done in play»; «their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly» |
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| Verb | 1. |  game — place a bet on; «Which horse are you backing?»; «I’m betting on the new horse»
bet on, gage, stake, punt, back ante — place one’s stake parlay, double up — stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager wager, bet, play — stake on the outcome of an issue; «I bet $100 on that new horse»; «She played all her money on the dark horse» |
| Adj. | 1. | game — disabled in the feet or legs; «a crippled soldier»; «a game leg»
gimpy, halt, halting, lame unfit — not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; «fat and very unfit»; «certified as unfit for army service»; «drunk and unfit for service» |
| 2. |  game — willing to face danger
gritty, mettlesome, spunky, spirited, gamey, gamy brave, courageous — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; «Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring»- Herman Melville; «a frank courageous heart…triumphed over pain»- William Wordsworth; «set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory» |
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game
1
noun
1. pastime, sport, activity, entertainment, recreation, distraction, amusement, diversion the game of hide-and-seek
pastime work, business, job, labour, duty, chore, toil
5. wild animals or birds, prey, quarry men who shoot game for food
6. scheme, plan, design, strategy, trick, plot, tactic, manoeuvre, dodge, ploy, scam, stratagem All right, what’s your little game?
adjective
2. brave, courageous, dogged, spirited, daring, bold, persistent, gritty, fearless, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), persevering, intrepid, valiant, plucky, unflinching, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang) They were the only ones game enough to give it a try.
brave fearful, cowardly, irresolute
Quotations
«Play for more than you can afford to lose, and you will learn the game» [Winston Churchill]
«It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity» [Montaigne Essais]
«I am sorry I have not learned to play at cards. It is very useful in life; it generates kindness and consolidates society» [Dr. Johnson]
«It’s just a game — baseball — an amusement, a marginal thing, not an art, not a consequential metaphor for life, not a public trust» [Richard Ford Stop Blaming Baseball]
«Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously» [Quentin Crisp Manners From Heaven]
Games
Party Games blind man’s buff, charades, Chinese whispers, consequences, follow-my-leader, hide-and-seek, I-spy, musical chairs, postman’s knock, Simon says, statues
Word Games acrostic, anagram, crambo, crossword or crossword puzzle, hangman, logogriph, The Minister’s Cat (Scot.), rebus, Scrabble (trademark), twenty questions or animal, vegetable, or mineral
Other Games bar billiards, battleships, beetle, bingo or housey-housey, British bulldog, caber tossing, conkers, craps, crown and anchor, deck tennis, dominoes, French cricket, hoopla, hopscotch, horseshoes, jacks, jigsaw puzzle, keno, keeno, kino, or quino, king of the castle, knur and spell, lansquenet, leapfrog, lotto, mahjong or mah-jongg, marbles, nim, noughts and crosses, paintball, pall-mall, pegboard, pinball, pitch-and-toss, quoits, ring taw, roque, roulette, Russian roulette, sack race, scavenger hunt, shuffleboard, skipping, spillikins or jackstraws, tag or tig, tangram, thimblerig, tiddlywinks, tipcat, trictrac or tricktrack, trugo, wall game, war game
game
2
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
game
nounverb
To make a bet:
Idiom: put one’s money on something.
adjective
1. Having or showing courage:
audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.
2. Disposed to accept or agree:
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Translations
شُجاعقَنيصَه، صَيْدلُعْبَةلُعْبَه رياضِيَّهلُعْبَه للإستِمْتاع
hralovná zvěř a ptactvolovnýodhodlanýpartie
spillegmodigparatvildt
mäng
leikkipeliriista
igra
játékmindenre kaphatóvad
leikurleikur, lota, hrinameðveiîidÿr; villibráîdjarfur; fús
ゲーム遊び
게임
ludus
eigulyslemiamas taškasmedžiojami paukščiai ir žvėryspaaiškėjopaukštiena
drosmīgsdrošsirdīgsmedījuma-medījumspartija
joc
lovnýzver
divjadigrazveri
lekspelvilt
เกมเกมส์
trò chơi
game
1 [geɪm]
A. N
1. (lit)
1.3. (= type of sport) → deporte m
football is not my game → el fútbol no se me da bien
1.6. (Hunting) (= large animals) → caza f mayor; (= birds, small animals) → caza f menor
see also big C
see also fair 1
2. (fig)
2.2. (= joke) → juego m
this isn’t a game → esto no es ningún juego
don’t play games with me! → ¡no juegues conmigo!
he’s just playing silly games → no está más que jugando
see also fun
2.4. (= prostitution) to be on the game → hacer la calle
C. VI (= gamble) → jugar (por dinero)
game
2 [geɪm] ADJ (= lame) to have a game leg → tener una pierna coja
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
game
[ˈgeɪm]
adj (= ready) → prêt(e)
to be game for sth
Are you game for a turn about the park? → Ça vous dirait de faire un tour dans le parc?
I’m game for anything! → Je suis prêt à tout! games
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
game
:
game bird
n → Federwild nt no pl; the pheasant is a game → der Fasan gehört zum Federwild
game
:
game fish
n → Sportfisch m
game laws
pl → Jagdgesetz nt
game licence, (US) game license
game
:
game point
n → Spielpunkt m
game port
n (Comput) → Gameport nt, → Spieleport nt
game preserve
n → Wildhegegebiet nt
game reserve
n → Wildschutzgebiet or -reservat nt
game
1
n
→ Spiel nt; (= sport) → Sport (→ art f) m; (= single game, of team sports, tennis) → Spiel nt; (of table tennis) → Satz m; (of billiards, board games etc, informal tennis match) → Partie f; the wonderful game of football → Fußball, das wunderbare Spiel; to have or play a game of football/tennis/chess etc → Fußball/Tennis/Schach etc spielen; do you fancy a quick game of tennis/chess? → hättest du Lust, ein bisschen Tennis/Schach zu spielen?, hättest du Lust auf eine Partie Tennis/Schach?; we had a quick game of cards after supper → nach dem Essen spielten wir ein bisschen Karten; shall we play a game now? → wollen wir jetzt ein Spiel machen?; to have a game with somebody, to give somebody a game → mit jdm spielen; winning the second set put him back in the game again → nachdem er den zweiten Satz gewonnen hatte, hatte er wieder Chancen; he had a good game → er spielte gut; to be off one’s game → nicht in Form sein; game of chance → Glücksspiel nt; game of skill → Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt; game set and match to X → Satz und Spiel (geht an) X; game to X → Spiel X; one game all → eins beide
games pl (= sports event) → Spiele pl
games sing (Sch) → Sport m; to be good at games → gut in Sport sein
(inf: = business, profession) → Branche f; how long have you been in this game? → wie lange machen Sie das schon?; the publishing game → das Verlagswesen; he’s in the second-hand car game → er macht in Gebrauchtwagen (inf); to be/go on the game (esp Brit) → auf den Strich gehen (inf)
(inf, = difficult time) → Theater nt (inf)
(Hunt, Cook) → Wild nt
game
2
adj (= brave) → mutig; to be game (= willing) → mitmachen, dabei sein; to be game for something → für etw bereit sein; to be game to do something → bereit sein, etw zu tun; to be game for anything → für alles zu haben sein, zu allen Schandtaten bereit sein (hum inf); to be game for a laugh → jeden Spaß mitmachen
game
3
adj (= crippled) → lahm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
game
[geɪm]
2. adj (willing) to be game → starci
to be game (for sth/to do sth) (ready) → essere pronto/a (a qc/a fare qc)
game for anything → pronto/a a tutto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
game
(geim) noun
1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending.
2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games.
3. a match or part of a match. a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.
4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He’s very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird.
adjective
brave; willing; ready. a game old guy; game for anything.
ˈgamely adverbgames noun plural
an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games.
ˈgamekeeper noun
a person who looks after game.
game point
a winning point.
game reserve
an area of land set aside for the protection of animals.
game warden
a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.
the game is up
the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
game
→ لُعْبَة hra leg, spil Spiel, Spielkarte παιχνίδι juego leikki, peli jeu igra gioco ゲーム, 遊び 게임 spel lek, spill gra, zabawa jogo игра lek, spel เกม, เกมส์ oyun trò chơi 游戏
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I’d like to see a soccer game (US)
I’d like to see a football match (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
• Follow the Guardian’s World Cup team on Twitter• Sign up to play our great Fantasy Football game• Stats centre: Get the lowdown on every player• The latest team-by-team news, features and moreThe political situation, of course, amplified every emotion around that game; as civil war approached it was clear that that this wasn’t just another chance, but Red Star’s last chance. ❋ Unknown (2010)
And we realize that the ability to see the whole game, both sides at once, is stopping the game~ and we are suddenly free. ❋ Unknown (2008)
This game is sold *for the purpose of playing this game*. ❋ Unknown (2005)
— Because when the sale of game was permitted one dealer was able to sell 1,000,000 _game birds per year in New York City_, so he himself said. ❋ William Temple Hornaday (1895)
**Click on the game titles to read Kotaku’s full review for each game** ❋ Casey Chan (2010)
Individual photo and Jr. Sea Gal team photo (taken on 8 / 15) 2 game tickets for the 8 / 22 preseason game*
FIFA 10 as well as the development of FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, a game mode expansion and new way of playing FIFA 10, the highest rated sports game* ever on the Xbox 360. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And you might be surprised to find out that every major Mario game (with the exception of Super Mario Bros. 2, the black sheep of the family thanks to it not really being a Mario game*) was scored by the same man — the inexhaustible Koji Kondo. ❋ Streeter Seidell (2008)
• Follow the Guardian’s World Cup team on Twitter• Sign up to play our daily Fantasy Football game• Stats centre: Get the lowdown on every player• The latest team-by-team news, features and more «Every game we start,» said Van Persie, «there is a really nice belief that we will score. ❋ Unknown (2010)
[Illustration: «‘Suppose we have a story-telling game‘»] «Well, I daresay I shall begin to remember about her presently; but suppose, children, we have a _story-telling game_. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)
Hardcore gamers will appreciate all of the fantastic gameplay elements that elevate the game from the “just another lame attempt to cash in on the franchise” level all the way up to the “this game is a kick ass game that just so happens to be a legit Ghostbusters story, complete with the original cast” level, if that makes sense. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Trapped in a classic game of «chicken»-a term game theorists use, too-in which both players entertain the option of killing everyone, the President did what game theory suggests a rational actor would do. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Globally there are 618 million searches monthly in English for the term game design. ❋ Haydn Shaughnessy (2011)
It’s an interesting subject mostly because of the misperceptions that are attached to the term «game manager.» ❋ Unknown (2011)
Nebraska (9-3, 6-2 Big 12) can recoup those lost millions by upsetting Texas (12-0, 8-0) in the title game, which is set for a 7: 13 p.m. start at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
«Hopefully, you are always thinking that» every game is a must-win game, Shanahan said. ❋ Jason Reid (2010)
1) Drinking Checkers is a shitty drinking game. Beirut is better.
2) I just went to Vegas and got fucked over by the gaming industry.
3) Yo’ honor, I didn’t mean to shoot that mothafucka in that gang war…I thought he was game, you know, like a deer or some shit.
4) Shaq lost to Aaron Carter in 1-on-1? Damn that fool must have no game at all.
5) 3-pointer at the buzzer…it’s good! [That’s game]!
6) You couldn’t even get some from Line-em-up Liz? Cracka you must have no game.
7) I broke out the old «You must be from Tennessee» game on the bitch and it worked like a charm.
You want to go to the ball game, game at the casino, shoot some game, then [work game] on some bitches? I’m game.
9) [Welcome to the game], Nicky. We’re here to make life…fun. ❋ Nick D (2003)
«If you take [the game of life] seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, [tune in], and drop out» — [Timothy Leary] ❋ TheVeil (2005)
«First Night Ima Break her, aint Gotta Fight Or Make her, [I got Game] like a
Laker» Lloyd Banks-Short stay
«I spit game cuz baby I cant talk it» Nelly-Hot in [herre]
10 minutes after he met her was hittin’ dat ass, dat dude got [mad game] ❋ Trick Turner (2005)
1. I’m feelin’ ya game, [I holla] at you later.
2. [Babyboy’s] [got game], I don’t think I can handle him.
3. Shit, baby, ya game is off… ❋ DarkNova (2002)
keep yo [head up] son, and [make sure] you’re [ahead of the game] ❋ Anonymous (2003)
1. cuz you got [no game] son!
2. I’ve [gots] the [mad game] yo’!
3. quittin’ on me? that’s a sign of no game! ❋ Batman (2003)
[Mary] couldn’t pay her [rent], she had to [go on] the game. ❋ Salvadore Allende (2004)
Jim: So i was talking to [Shannon] about this game we were playing last weekend…
Danny: [Dammit], [I just lost the game]!
Crowd: Dammit ❋ Fluffeh-kitteh110032 (2009)
[MA nigga], i’m, [comin up] [in the game] ❋ Boogy Bee (2004)
[I see that] nigga spitin his gameDawg yo game is [wack]
his game is [on point] ❋ Spaulb (2006)
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Defenition of the word game
- Wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food or profit.
- An amusement or pastime; diversion.
(Source: CED) - A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment.
- The flesh of wild animals that is consumed as food.
- place a bet on; «Which horse are you backing?» «I’m betting on the new horse»
- a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game»
- a single play of a game; «the game lasted 2 hours»
- an amusement or pastime; «he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time»; «his life was all fun and games»
- animal hunted for food or sport
- the equipment needed to play a game; «the child received several games for his birthday»
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- the score needed to win a game; «he is serving for the game»
- informal terms for your occupation; «he’s in the plumbing game»; «she’s in show biz»
- willing to face danger
- 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»
- frivolous or trifling behavior; «for actors, memorizing lines is no game»; «for him, life is all fun and games»
- your occupation or line of work; «he»s in the plumbing game»; «she»s in show biz»
- the game equipment needed to play a game; «the child received several games for his birthday»
- 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»
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game»
- place a bet on; «Which horse are you backing?»; «I»m betting on the new horse»
- disabled in the feet or legs; «a crippled soldier»; «a game leg»
- an amusement or pastime
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- frivolous or trifling behavior
- your occupation or line of work
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- place a bet on
- disabled in the feet or legs
Synonyms for the word game
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- amusement
- back
- bet on
- big game
- biz
- brave
- competition
- contest
- determined
- diversion
- entertainment
- fixture
- gage
- game birds
- gamey
- gamy
- gritty
- match
- mettlesome
- pastime
- plucky
- punt
- ready
- resolute
- spirited
- sport
- spunky
- stake
- tough
- up for
- wild animals
- willing
Similar words in the game
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- brave
- courageous
- fearless
- game
- game’s
- gamecock
- gamecock’s
- gamecocks
- gamed
- gamekeeper
- gamekeeper’s
- gamekeepers
- gamely
- gameness
- gameness’s
- gamer
- games
- gamesmanship
- gamesmanship’s
- gamest
- gamete
- gamete’s
- gametes
- unfit
Meronymys for the word game
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- play
- turn
Hyponyms for the word game
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- ante
- athletic game
- away game
- big game
- bowling
- buffalo
- cabal
- card game
- cards
- catch
- child’s game
- computer game
- conspiracy
- counterplan
- counterplot
- cup tie
- curling
- double feature
- double up
- doubleheader
- ducks and drakes
- exhibition game
- gambling game
- game bird
- game of chance
- guessing game
- hare
- hare and hounds
- home game
- intrigue
- machination
- mind game
- nightcap
- pall-mall
- paper chase
- parlay
- parlor game
- parlour game
- party game
- pinball
- pinball game
- playoff game
- practice game
- prisoner’s base
- puzzle
- rabbit
- ring-a-rosy
- ring-around-a-rosy
- ring-around-the-rosy
- road game
- table game
- treasure hunt
- twin bill
- venison
- video game
- zero-sum game
Hypernyms for the word game
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- activity
- animal
- animate being
- beast
- bet
- brute
- business
- caper
- competition
- contest
- creature
- diversion
- division
- fauna
- frolic
- gambol
- game equipment
- job
- line
- line of work
- meat
- occupation
- part
- play
- prey
- quarry
- recreation
- romp
- scheme
- score
- section
- strategy
- wager
See other words
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- What is unbendable
- The definition of resoluter
- The interpretation of the word persevering
- What is meant by rigidness
- The lexical meaning rigidly
- The dictionary meaning of the word preparedness
- The grammatical meaning of the word primed
- Meaning of the word terrace
- Literal and figurative meaning of the word equipped
- The origin of the word likely to
- Synonym for the word on the verge of
- Antonyms for the word standing by
- Homonyms for the word timely
- Hyponyms for the word willing
- Holonyms for the word continuous
- Hypernyms for the word one hundred per cent
- Proverbs and sayings for the word rock-solid
- Translation of the word in other languages solider