game

Definitions of game in various dictionaries:

noun - a contest with rules to determine a winner

noun - a single play of a sport or other contest

noun - an amusement or pastime

noun - animal hunted for food or sport

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

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

noun - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

noun - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

noun - the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game

noun - your occupation or line of work

noun - frivolous or trifling behavior

verb - place a bet on

adj - disabled in the feet or legs

adj - willing to face danger

An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.

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.

A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.

A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.

The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.

The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.

The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children’s games in the car.

A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.

Informal.

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).

A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.

An illegal activity; a racket.

Informal.

Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.

A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.

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.

Wild animals, birds, or fish hunted for food or sport.

The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.

An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate’s indiscretions to be game.

To waste or lose by gambling.

Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.

The only alternative: “The AngloIrish Agreement is the only game in town available to political leaders seeking a graceful way out of the Ulster morass” (Boston Globe).

adv - brave and spirited [ adj PLUCKIER, PLUCKIEST] : PLUCKILY

verb - to play a game of chance for money or valuables

GAME - A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which ...