Game - Definition

adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a
game leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, lame,
gimpy, game]
2: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey,
gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky]
n 1: a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four
people to play this game"
2: a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted
two hours"
3: an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he
thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty
time"; "his life was all fun and games"
4: animal hunted for food or sport
5: (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
6: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed
to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
7: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
8: a secret scheme to do something (especially something
underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit
the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
[syn: plot, secret plan, game]
9: the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game;
"the child received several games for his birthday"
10: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing
game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: game, biz]
11: frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing
lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
v 1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm
betting on the new horse" [syn: bet on, back, gage,
stake, game, punt]