What does that word mean game

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. gamenoun

   a contest with rules to determine a winner

   «you need four people to play this game»

2. gamenoun

   a single play of a sport or other contest

   «the game lasted two hours»

3. gamenoun

   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»

4. gamenoun

   animal hunted for food or sport

5. gamenoun

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

6. gamenoun

   (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win

   «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game»

7. gamenoun

   the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

8. plot, secret plan, gamenoun

   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»

9. gamenoun

   the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game

   «the child received several games for his birthday»

10. game, biznoun

    your occupation or line of work

    «he’s in the plumbing game»; «she’s in show biz»

11. gameadjective

    frivolous or trifling behavior

    «for actors, memorizing lines is no game»; «for him, life is all fun and games»

12. crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, gameadjective

    disabled in the feet or legs

    «a crippled soldier»; «a game leg»

13. game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunkyverb

    willing to face danger

14. bet on, back, gage, stake, game, puntverb

    place a bet on

    «Which horse are you backing?»; «I’m betting on the new horse»

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. gamenoun

   A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment. In many games, the objective is to win by defeating the other player or players or being the first to reach a specified goal, while in others, role-playing or cooperation is emphasized.

   Shall we play a game?

2. gamenoun

   A contest between two individuals or teams. A game may refer to the entire encounter between the two (e.g. a basketball game), or to just one contest of several required to win (e.g. a tennis game).

3. gamenoun

   An exercise simulating warfare for the purpose of training personnel, testing combat readiness, or to better understand various possible outcomes of various strategies or tactics. The exercise may involve human participants, or it may be simulated, often with the aid of computers.

4. gamenoun

   Wild animals hunted for food.

   The forest has plenty of game.

5. gamenoun

   A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

6. gamenoun

   The ability to successfully seduce someone into a romantic or sexual relationship, usually achieved by pre-meditated strategy.

   He didn’t get anywhere with her because he had no game.

7. gamenoun

   One or more questionable, unethical, or illegal practices.

8. gameverb

   To gamble.

9. gameverb

   To play games and be a gamer.

10. gameverb

    To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

    We’ll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.

11. gameverb

    To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

12. gameadjective

    Willing to participate.

    I’m game, would you like to tell me how [to do that]? — From the computer game Adventure.

13. gameadjective

    An animal that shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.

14. gameadjective

    Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

15. Etymology: From game, gamen, gammen, from gamen, from gamanan, from +, equivalent to ; or alternatively from ga- + a root from men-, equivalent to. Cognate with gamen, gamman, gaman. Related to gammon, gamble.

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GAMEnoun

   Etymology: gaman, a jest, Islandick.

   1. Sport of any kind.

   We have had pastimes here, and pleasing game.
   William Shakespeare.

   2. Jest, opposed to earnest or seriousness.

   Then on her head they set a garland green,
   And crowned her ’twixt earnest and ’twixt game.
   Fai. Qu.

   3. Insolent merriment; sportive insult.

   Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,
   On my refusal, to distress me more;
   Or make a game of my calamities.
   John Milton, Agonistes.

   4. A single match at play.5. Advantage in play.

   Mutual vouchers for our fame we stand,
   And play the game into each other’s hand.
   Dryden.

   6. Scheme pursued; measures planned.

   This seems to be the present game of that crown, and that they will begin no other ’till they see an end of this.
   William Temple.

   7. Field sports: as, the chase, falconry.

   If about this hour he make his way,
   Under the colour of his usual game,
   He shall here find his friends with horse and men,
   To set him free from his captivity.
   William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   What arms to use, or nets to frame
   Wild beasts to combat, or to tame,
   With all the myst’ries of that game.
   Edmund Waller.

   Some sportsmen, that were abroad upon game, spied a company of bustards and cranes.
   Roger L’Estrange.

   8. Animals pursued in the field; animals appropriated to legal sportsmen.

   Hunting, and men, not beasts, shall be his game,
   With war, and hostile snare, such as refuse
   Subjection to his empire tyrannous.
   John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   There is such a variety of game springing up before me, that I am distracted in my choice, and know not which to follow.
   John Dryden, Fables, Preface.

   A bloodhound will follow the tract of the person he pursues, and all hounds the particular game they have in chace.
   John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   Go, with thy Cynthia hurl the pointed spear
   At the rough bear, or chace the flying deer;
   I and my Chloe take a nobler aim,
   At human hearts we fling, nor ever miss the game.
   Matthew Prior.

   Proud Nimrod first the bloody chace began,
   A mighty hunter, and his prey was man:
   Our haughty Norman boasts that barb’rous name,
   And makes his trembling slaves the royal game.
   Alexander Pope.

   9. Solemn contests exhibited as spectacles to the people.

   The games are done, and Cæsar is returning.
   William Shakespeare.

   Milo, when ent’ring the Olympick game,
   With a huge ox upon his shoulders came.
   John Denham.

2. To Gameverb

   Etymology: gaman, Saxon.

   1. To play at any sport.2. To play wantonly and extravagantly for money.

   Gaming leaves no satisfaction behind it: it no way profits either body or mind.
   John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Game

   A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games).
   Games are sometimes played purely for enjoyment, sometimes for achievement or reward as well. They can be played alone, in teams, or online; by amateurs or by professionals. The players may have an audience of non-players, such as when people are entertained by watching a chess championship. On the other hand, players in a game may constitute their own audience as they take their turn to play. Often, part of the entertainment for children playing a game is deciding who is part of their audience and who is a player.
   Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction. Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both. Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, simulational, or psychological role.
   Attested as early as 2600 BC, games are a universal part of human experience and present in all cultures. The Royal Game of Ur, Senet, and Mancala are some of the oldest known games.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gamenoun

   crooked; lame; as, a game leg

2. Gameverb

   sport of any kind; jest, frolic

3. Gameverb

   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

4. Gameverb

   the use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards

5. Gameverb

   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

6. Gameverb

   in some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest

7. Gameverb

   a scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project

8. Gameverb

   animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table

9. Gameadjective

   having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky

10. Gameadjective

    of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting

11. Gamenoun

    to rejoice; to be pleased; — often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative

12. Gamenoun

    to play at any sport or diversion

13. Gamenoun

    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

14. Etymology: [OE. gamen, gameen, to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See Game, n.]

FreebaseRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Game

   Game Retail Limited is a British video games retail company owned by OpCapita.
   The company’s origins lie in the founding of the Rhino Group by Terry Norris and Bev Ripley in 1992. A number of mergers and acquisitions followed during the 1990s, and in 1999, the company was purchased by Electronics Boutique Limited, which rebranded itself as The Game Group. The company continued to expand during the 2000s, purchasing several retailers including Gameswizards in Australia.
   In March 2012, several suppliers, including Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Capcom refused to supply their latest products due to concerns over Game’s creditworthiness. Game subsequently entered administration on 26 March 2012, and was purchased by Baker Acquisitions, a subsidiary of OpCapita the following week. Baker Acquisitions was subsequently renamed Game Retail Ltd.
   The company operated in the United Kingdom under the Game and Gamestation brands from the acquisition of the latter in May 2007 until late-2012, when it was announced that the business would focus solely on the Game brand.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Game

   gām, n. sport of any kind: an exercise or contest for recreation or amusement, esp. athletic contests: the stake in a game: the manner of playing a game: the requisite number of points to be gained to win a game: jest, sport, trick, artifice: any object of pursuit or desire: (Shak.) gallantry: the spoil of the chase: wild animals protected by law and hunted by sportsmen, the flesh of such—hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, blackcock.—adj. of or belonging to such animals as are hunted as game: plucky, courageous: (slang) having the spirit to do something.—v.i. to gamble.—ns. Game′-bag, a bag for holding a sportsman’s game, also the whole amount of game taken at one time; Game′cock, a cock trained to fight; Game′keeper, one who has the care of game.—n.pl. Game′-laws, laws relating to the protection of certain animals called game.—adv. Gamely.—ns. Game′ness; Game′-preserv′er, one who preserves game on his property for his own sport or profit.—adj. Game′some, playful.—ns. Game′someness, sportiveness: merriment; Game′ster, one viciously addicted to gambling: a gambler; Game′-ten′ant, one who rents the privilege of shooting or fishing over a particular estate or district; Gam′ing, gambling; Gam′ing-house, a gambling-house, a hell; Gam′ing-tā′ble, a table used for gambling.—adj. Gam′y, having the flavour of dead game kept till tainted: (coll.) spirited, plucky.—Big game, the larger animals hunted; Die game, to keep up courage to the last; Make a game of, to play with real energy or skill; Make game of, to make sport of, to ridicule; Red game, the Scotch ptarmigan; Round game, a game, as at cards, in which the number of players is not fixed; The game is not worth the candle (see Candle); The game is up, the game is started: the scheme has failed. [A.S. gamen, play; Ice. gaman, Dan. gammen.]

2. Game

   gām, adj. (slang) crooked, lame. [Most prob. not the Celt. cam, crooked.]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gamenoun

   I got game he got game she got game. blah blah

2. gamenoun

   life on the streels is described as game «this game is a mu’fu**ing trip,word on the streels,’this nigga said, that nigga said’I dont give a fu** what that nigga said man… Bigg Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre (Bitch niggas)

3. gamenoun

   the Alis/name of Dr Dre’s prodogy from Compton, recent ex-member of G-unit… «Im tha muthafu**in Game and I can take you higher» Game(Higher)

4. gameverb

   to have game means you are comefortable and good at hitting on girls/women
   Wooing. Cause I’m gamin’ on a female that’s gamin’ on me — N.W.A. (I Ain’t The One year).
   GANG BANGIN MOFO HO!

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. game

   A type of activity children play to create fun, laughter, love and joy together.

   We love to play on the floor with the children.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2019  

2. ---

   game

   A type of sport played for a specific amount of time.

   His football game was very exciting.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 16, 2019  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GAME

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Game is ranked #51396 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

   The Game surname appeared 405 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Game.

   68.4% or 277 total occurrences were White.
   23.7% or 96 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.4% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Animal
   • Contest
   • Diversion
   • Division
   • Game
   • Game Equipment
   • Meat
   • Occupation
   • Scheme
   • Score
   • Tennis

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘game’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #659

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘game’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #742

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘game’ in Nouns Frequency: #165

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of game in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of game in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of game in a Sentence

1. Jared Sullinger:

   I thought Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson did a tremendous job on focusing on the game in front of Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson and Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson’ve been doing that all year, on Friday Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson’re going to take it as another game.

2. Mark Scheifele:

   Every game has been a battle, st. Louis has made us work for every inch and we know thats going to happen again in Game 5 going back home. Weve got to be prepared. Weve got to get our rest and be ready to battle.

3. Dysin Mayo:

   I wasn’t expecting that tonight, my goal was to just play a good shutdown game, and I think I did a pretty good job of that.

4. Zach Plesac:

   I think it comes down to game plan, i know they’re going to be sitting offspeed, so I just keep them honest with the heater.

5. Lucky Jones:

   I like our chances, it’s a team game, no matter who they have on their team, no matter how many TV games they have. I love Robert Morris. We just gotta go out there and believe in ourselves, have confidence, have fun and see what happens.

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