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   game

   /ɡeɪm/

   noun

   • 1. an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun: "the kids were playing a game with their balloons" Similar pastimediversionentertainmentamusementdistractiondivertissementrecreationsportactivityleisure activityfrolicrompsource of fun
   • ▪ a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules: "the game of cricket" Similar matchcontesttournamentmeetingsports meetingmeeteventathletic eventfixturetiecup tietest matchfinalcup finalplay-offclashplaydownsplitarchaic:tourney
   • ▪ a meeting for sporting contests: "the Olympic Games"
   • ▪ athletics or sports as a lesson or activity at school: British "in order to be popular, you had to be good at games"
   • ▪ the equipment for a game, especially a board game or a video game: "buy your games and software from us"
   • ▪ a person's performance in a game; a person's standard of play: "Rooks attempted to raise his game to another level"
   • 2. a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result: "a baseball game"
   • ▪ a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, especially in tennis: "then came another ace to set up game, set, and match"
   • ▪ a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber).
   • 3. a type of activity or business regarded as a game: informal "he was in the restaurant game for the glamour" Similar businessprofessionoccupationtradeindustryline (of work)line of businessfieldprovinceareainformal:racket
   • ▪ a secret and clever plan or trick: "I was on to his little game" Similar schemeplotploystratagemstrategygambitcunning planmaster plangrand designcrafty designstacticstrickartificedevicemanoeuvrewiledodgerusemachinationcontrivancesubterfugeinformal:conset-upscamwheezearchaic:shift
   • 4. wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food: "they hunted game in Alaska"
   • ▪ the flesh of wild mammals or birds, used as food: "a game pie" Similar wild animalswild fowlbig gamequarryprey
   • 5. a group of swans: rare "a game of swans in a common river"

   adjective

   • 1. eager or willing to do something new or challenging: "they were game for anything" Similar bravecourageousvaliantpluckyboldintrepidstout-heartedlionheartedunafraiddaringdashingspiritedmettlesomefearlessdauntlessundauntedunblenchingunflinchinginformal:gutsyspunkyballsyrare:venturouswillingfavourably inclinedprepareddisposedin the moodof a minddesirouseagerkeeninterestedenthusiasticreadyOpposite timidunwilling

   verb

   • 1. manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous: "it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system"
   • 2. play video games: "the majority of the audience are teens who game and watch anime"
   • 3. play gambling games: "other Russians gamed at the tables in Monte Carlo"

   Word Origin Old Englishgamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gameness noun

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   What does game mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GAME definition: 1. an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed…. Learn more.

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   What is a game called?

   • (geɪm) n., adj. gam•er, gam•est,n. 1. an amusement or pastime: children's games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game. 2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games. 3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.

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   What is the difference between game and game?

   • A game is also the materials needed to play certain games, such as a checkerboard and disks for playing checkers. A game is also a competitive activity, like football, or a single occasion of the activity. To game is to play computer or video games or to gamble. To game is used figuratively to mean to cheat or manipulate to one’s advantage.

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   Where did the term game come from?

   • The first records of the term game come from before the year 1000. It ultimately comes from Old English gaman and thought to be related to Old High German, meaning “glee.” While not every game is fun, the goal is usually amusement. Game is most often used to refer to an activity meant to be entertaining.

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   What is someone's game?

   • Someone's game is the degree of skill or the style that they use when playing a particular game. Once I was through the first set my game picked up. You can describe a situation that you do not treat seriously as a game. Many people regard life as a game: you win some, you lose some.

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   What does game mean in a sentence?

   • To game is to play computer or video games or to gamble. To game is used figuratively to mean to cheat or manipulate to one’s advantage. Example: I have never been to a game that was this slow and boring. Where does game come from?

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   The meaning of GAME is a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other. How to use game in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Game.

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   A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle. ...the wonderful game of football. ...a playful game of hide-and-seek. ...a video game. Synonyms: pastime, sport, activity, entertainment More Synonyms of game. 2. countable noun A2.

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   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: Flag football is a game growing in popularity. Synonyms: competition, contest, sport.

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   1. an amusement or pastime: children's games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game. 2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games. 3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.

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   A game is a contest or pastime. Football, checkers, Monopoly, volleyball, Ms. Pacman — they're all fun games to play. Some games are simple, like Connect Four or Tic Tac Toe.