[gam-buh
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verb, -bled, -bling, noun | 1. | to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. |
| 2. | to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice. |
| 3. | to lose or squander by betting (usually fol. by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night. |
| 4. | to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom. |
| 5. | to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success. |
| 6. | any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty. |
| 7. | a venture in a game of chance for stakes, esp. for high stakes. |