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game

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noun

an amusement or pastime: children's games.

the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games.

a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators.

a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge.

the number of points required to win a game.

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the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0.

a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving.

anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.

a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game.

10.

fun; sport of any kind; joke: That's about enough of your games.

11.

wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.

12.

the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food: a dish of game.

13.

any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: The new boy at school seemed to be fair game for practical jokers.

14.

Informal. a business or profession: He's in the real-estate game.

15.

Archaic. fighting spirit; pluck.

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adjective

16.

pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.

17.

having a fighting spirit; plucky.

18.

Informal. having the required spirit or will (often followed by for or an infinitive): Who's game for a hike through the woods?

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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.

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verb (used without object)

19.

to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.

verb (used with object)

20.

to squander in gaming (usually followed by away).

Idioms

21.

die game,

to die after a brave struggle.

to remain steadfast or in good spirits at the moment of defeat: He knew that as a candidate he didn't have a chance in the world, but he campaigned anyway and died game.

22.

make game of, to make fun of; ridicule: to make game of the weak and defenseless.

23.

play games, to act in an evasive, deceitful, manipulative, or trifling manner in dealing with others: Don't play games with me—I want to know if you love me or not!

24.

play the game, Informal.

to act or play in accordance with the rules.

to act honorably or justly: We naively assumed that our allies would continue to play the game.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman glee

Related forms

game·less, adjective

game·like, adjective

game·ness, noun

un·game·like, adjective

Synonyms
3. sport, contest, competition. 9. scheme, artifice, stratagem, plan, plot, venture. 11, 13. prey, quarry. 17. brave, bold, intrepid, dauntless, fearless.

Example Sentences

Today, global power resources are distributed in a pattern that resembles a three-dimensional chess game.

When players start focusing more on their money then on the game, that is when the quality of the game starts to decrease.

Meet some of these rare animals in this photo matching game.

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Today, global power resources are distributed in a pattern that resembles a three-dimensional chess game.

When players start focusing more on their money then on the game, that is when the quality of the game starts to decrease.

Meet some of these rare animals in this photo matching game.

You've seen the game of pachinko-a small metal ball dropped into a thicket of horizontal pegs rattles its way to the bottom.

Bavelier had previously found that game players had better vision when compared with non-game players.

Warm up game day with great, easy-to-transport tailgating recipes.

Warco is a first-person game where players shoot footage instead of bullets.

Last fall the game freaked out several students and parents, who feared that the.

It would be a disaster for the game if damage caused by scheduling demands ended the career of a great player in his prime.

Play a game by guessing pirate captains, ships, and treasures.

How and when people see pieces from the computer game in their sleep tells of the role dreaming plays in learning.

There is a video game in which players fire antibiotic ammunition at bacteria.

Kick back with a friendly game of bocce in the backyard.

Warco is a first-person game where players shoot footage instead of a gun.

Video game players may get an unexpected benefit from blowing away bad guys-better vision.

And now comes more good news for video game aficionados.

He spent the night following the game in a hospital.

Anything that will hold a few scoops of dirt is fair game.

Allow me to introduce you to the game that caused you to not get any work done today.

One solution to this learning challenge is to turn the task into a game in which students take charge of their own learning.

Subjects played the game using monetary units, which were exchanged for real money at the end of the experiment.

Alabama fish and game biologist say nothing is wrong.

Others head out for a round of golf or a game of hoops.

The new beat-matching game proves as well-crafted and addictive as anything on the platform.

If they successfully phrase questions and understand the answers, they can move on to the next level of the game.

Each game featured two players, one designated a proposer and the other a responder.

But lions raised on game farms-as was said to be the case in all of the above examples-don't factor into wild populations.

Parents and kids will have fun learning about geography together with this challenging electronic game.

Soccer and music blend together to create an atmosphere that is unique only to the beautiful game.

Dukha hunters pause to look for signs of game in the mountains.

Video game publishers pay big bucks to sell through retailers and that's one reason they're in the red.

When final examinations get you down, what better way to relax than a good, hearty game of.

When scientists go scavenging at a bioblitz, anything they can find that's organic is considered fair game.

Delivering game balls to the official before a football game isn't normally a big deal.

Overwhelmed, campus police had difficulty identifying the perpetrators and made only two arrests on game day.

Between the unusual court shape and specialized equipment, jeu de paume is a game that must be seen to be believed.

The contest is all about creating a game that will.

Head into history with this game and learn more about the mighty.

Game theory helps to explain the pervasive abuse of drugs in cycling, baseball and other sports.

But not everyone agrees that the new game is a sign of progress.

The ten creatures in this game can be really tough to sink your teeth into.

Game theory suggests that cooperation is natural but that morality could undercut the tendency.

Frustratingly, only the multi-player version of the game is available at the moment.

Then came the game graphics revolution that sent everyone home to play.

Building a research-library collection has been an educated guessing game.

The much-anticipated game update will address how cities are built with the environment in mind.

The people may have hunted the game to extirpation and cut down what trees there were.

Even so, the game poses a number of intriguing mathematical problems.

And while the game allows players to use drones, they don't do collateral damage.

Videogame magazines aimed at the enthusiast crowd have been bundling game demos with their print editions for years.

As a child, my brother would frequently challenge me to a game he called punch-for-punch.

Some flit from table to table, machine to machine and game to game.

Getting into the game was far from a smooth process, however, and gaining the lead in the race took years.

Interestingly, it mattered what type of video game was played.

There he would have an impact on the game far more profound than any he had enjoyed as a player.

The rules are simple enough for kids to learn, and the game was creative and engaging.

The buyers who keep coming back clearly enjoy the auctions as a big game.

The device can be used at any point during a game and takes only a few minutes to work.

People hunted out the big game and deforested the mesa.

Large swaths of the electromagnetic spectrum and the periodic table are fair game.

Some people look forward to watching the commercials even more than the game.

Often, however, these experiments are scuttled late in the game because toxic side effects surface.

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Oppenheimer was a chess grand master in a game of checkers.

Both stretch the same of amount of time and style and play the same game while running and pivoting and jumping the same amount.

Only under the natural communities of game animals can a high biological capture and turnover of solar energy be maintained.

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adjective

lame: a game leg.

Origin:
1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear

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World English Dictionary

game¹ (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.	(plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athletics: Olympic Games; Highland Games
7.	equipment needed for playing certain games
8.	short for computer game
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.	a. wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
	b. (as modifier): game laws
13.	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.	informal (Austral) game as Ned Kelly, as game as Ned Kelly extremely brave; indomitable
27.	informal (usually foll by for) prepared or ready; willing: I'm game for a try

—vb
28.	(intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble

[Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement]

'gamelike¹

—*adj*

game² (ɡeɪm)

—*adj*
	a less common word for lame : game leg

[C18: probably from Irish cam crooked]

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Word Origin & History

game

O.E. gamen "joy, fun, amusement," common Gmc. (cf. O.Fris. game, O.N. gaman, O.H.G. gaman "joy, glee"), regarded as identical with Goth. gaman "participation, communion," from P.Gmc. *ga- collective prefix + *mann "person," giving a sense of "people together." Meaning "contest played according to rules"

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is first attested c.1300. Sense of "wild animals caught for sport" is late 13c.; hence fair game (1825), also gamey "having the flavor of game" (1863). Adjective sense of "brave, spirited" is 1725, from the noun, especially in game-cock "bird for fighting." Game plan is 1941, from U.S. football; game show first attested 1961.

game

"lame," 1787, from north Midlands dialect, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps' slang) "bad," or from O.N.Fr. gambe "leg."

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Slang Dictionary

game definition

mod.
willing to do something. : Is anybody game for some pizza?

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Idioms & Phrases

game

In addition to the idioms beginning with game, also see ahead of the game; at this stage (of the game); badger game; beat someone at his or her own game; call someone's bluff (game); confidence game; end game; fair game; fun and games give away (the game); losing battle (game); name of the game; only game in town; play a waiting game; play games; play the game; waiting game; whole new ball game.