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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | game, crippled, halt, halting, lame | Disabled in the feet or legs |
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| 2 | game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky | Willing to face danger | |
| NOUN | 1 | game | A single play of a game |
| 2 | game | A contest with rules to determine a winner | |
| 3 | game | An amusement or pastime | |
| 4 | game | Animal hunted for food or sport | |
| 5 | game | The game equipment needed to play a game | |
| 6 | game, biz | Your occupation or line of work | |
| 7 | game | (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win | |
| 8 | game | The flesh of wild animals that is used for food | |
| 9 | game, plot, secret plan | A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) | |
| 10 | game | Frivolous or trifling behavior | |
| VERB | 1 | game, bet on, back, gage, stake, punt | Place a bet on |
| Sounds | gey'm |
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| Rhymes | acclaim, aflame, aim, and 31 more rhymes in eym at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Disabled in the feet or legs. |
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| Examples | "a game leg" |
| Synonyms | crippled, halt, halting, lame |
| Similar to | unfit |
| Meaning | Willing to face danger. |
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| Synonyms | gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky |
| Similar to | brave, courageous, fearless |
| Adverbs | gamely |
| Meaning | A single play of a game. |
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| Examples | "the game lasted 2 hours" |
| Category | game |
| Narrower | away game, road game; home game; exhibition game, practice game; nightcap; twin bill, doubleheader, double feature; playoff game; cup tie |
| Broader | contest, competition |
| Meaning | A contest with rules to determine a winner. |
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| Examples | "you need four people to play this game" |
| Category of | defending; played; move; game; game; horn; penalty; replay, rematch; side; game; playing period, period of play, play; run off; play out; course |
| Parts | turn, play |
| Narrower | curling; bowling; pall-mall; athletic game; child's game; card game, cards; table game; parlor game, parlour game; game of chance, gambling game; zero-sum game |
| Broader | activity |
| Meaning | An amusement or pastime. |
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| Examples | "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" |
| Narrower | catch; party game; computer game, video game; pinball, pinball game; guessing game; ducks and drakes; mind game; paper chase, hare and hounds; ring-around-the-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-a-rosy; prisoner's base; treasure hunt |
| Broader | diversion, recreation |
| Meaning | Animal hunted for food or sport. |
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| Narrower | big game; game bird |
| Broader | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna |
| Meaning | The game equipment needed to play a game. |
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| Examples | "the child received several games for his birthday" |
| Category | game |
| Broader | game equipment |
| Meaning | Your occupation or line of work. |
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| Examples | "he's in the plumbing game" |
| Synonyms | biz |
| Broader | occupation, business, job, line of work, line |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Meaning | (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win. |
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| Examples | "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game" |
| Category | game |
| Broader | score |
| Meaning | The flesh of wild animals that is used for food. |
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| Narrower | venison; buffalo; rabbit, hare |
| Broader | meat |
| Meaning | A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal). |
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| Examples | "I saw through his little game from the start" |
| Synonyms | plot, secret plan |
| Narrower | counterplot, counterplan; intrigue, machination; conspiracy, cabal |
| Broader | scheme, strategy |
| Meaning | Frivolous or trifling behavior. |
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| Examples | "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" |
| Broader | play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper |
| Meaning | Place a bet on. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s on something |
| Synonyms | bet on, back, gage, stake, punt |
| Narrower | ante; parlay, double up |
| Broader | bet, wager, play |
| Nouns | gaming |