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game 1
(gām)n.
1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2.
a. 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.
b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3.
a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children's games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal
a. 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).
b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
c. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal
a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics 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.
9.
a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.
b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10.
a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate's indiscretions to be game.
b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
v. gamed, gam·ing, games
v.tr.
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.
v.intr.
1. To play for stakes; gamble.
2. To play a role-playing or computer game.
adj. gam·er, gam·est
Idioms: 1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?
ahead of the game
In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.
be on (one's) game
To play a sport with great skill.
the only game in town Informal
The only one of its kind available: "He's the only game in town for the press to write about" (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.
game′ness n.
game 2
(gām)adj. gam·er, gam·est
Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]
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games
(ɡeɪmz)pl n
physical education or sports at a school
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Games
1. a word or phrase composed by rearranging the letters in another word or phrase.
2. a game based upon this activity.
2. a game based upon this activity.
the art or practice of making anagrams. Also called metagrammatism.
a riddle the answer to which requires a pun or other word play.
Facetious. the use of methods that, while not dishonest or contrary to the rules, are dubious and give the user unfair advantage in a game or sport.
anagrammatism.
Facetious, the art or technique of keeping another person slightly off balance in order to gain an advantage.
Facetious. the art or technique of employing a vocabulary of arcane, recondite words in order to gain an advantage over another person.
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Spanish / Español
game
(geim) noun1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending.juego
2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games.juego
4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He's very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird.caza mayor; caza menor
adjectiveˈgamely adverb courageously. valientemente; animosamente; resueltamente
games noun plural an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games. juegos
ˈgamekeeper noun a person who looks after game. guardabosque, guardabosques
game point a winning point. punto de partido
game reserve an area of land set aside for the protection of animals. coto de caza
game warden a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game. guarda de coto/caza
the game is up the plan or trick has failed or has been found out. se acabó el juego
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