gam·ble (g m b l)v. gam·bled, gam·bling, gam·bles v.intr. 1. a. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest. b. To play a game of chance for stakes. 2. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit. 3. To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke. v.tr. 1. To put up as a stake in gambling; wager. 2. To expose to hazard; risk: gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission. n. 1. A bet, wager, or other gambling venture. 2. An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: I took a gamble that stock prices would rise. [Perhaps from obsolete gamel, to play games, from Middle English gamen, gamenen, to play, from Old English gamenian, from gamen, fun.] gam bler n. |
Gambling
a system of betting used at horseracing tracks under which holders of winning tickets divide the total amount wagered in proportion to their wagers.
a devotee of games involving dice.
the casting of lots, as in a gambling game.
a machine used in pari-mutuel betting for posting odds and results.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gambling - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" sporting life - active interest in gambling on sports events gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling vice - a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community" throw - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice" |
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Translations
gambling [ˈgæmblɪŋ]
gambling [ˈgæmblɪŋ] n → jeu m
He likes gambling → Il aime le jeu.
gambling man n (= gambler) → joueur m
Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham? → Êtes-vous joueur, M. Graham?
He likes gambling → Il aime le jeu.
gambling man n (= gambler) → joueur m
Are you a gambling man, Mr Graham? → Êtes-vous joueur, M. Graham?
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