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UK
/ɡˈeɪm/
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[ US /ˈɡeɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈɡeɪm/ ]
NOUN
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a contest with rules to determine a winner
you need four people to play this game -
frivolous or trifling behavior
for him, life is all fun and games
for actors, memorizing lines is no game -
(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
the game is 6 all
he is serving for the game -
the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
the child received several games for his birthday - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
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your occupation or line of work
he's in the plumbing game
she's in show biz -
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
I saw through his little game from the start
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor - animal hunted for food or sport
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an amusement or pastime
his life was all fun and games
he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time
they played word games -
a single play of a sport or other contest
the game lasted two hours
VERB
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place a bet on
I'm betting on the new horse
Which horse are you backing?
ADJECTIVE
- willing to face danger
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disabled in the feet or legs
a game leg
a crippled soldier
How To Use game In A Sentence
- When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
- The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
- A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a couple of superb goals from Anthony Edwards.
- Petanque may be the only sport inspired by a disability - that of Jules LeNoir, who in 1910 was a dedicated player of boules, a French game much like bocce ball.
- Looking at Yankee Stadium (home of the world champion Yankees) it appears you can buy a ticket for one of the nosebleed seats, and then after the game starts pick any seat you want from about row 10 up.
- It should be a baritone scoring game and the unfortunate should be in early disceptation for a top 3 pick. Xml's Blinklist.com
- The AWPL, however, features eight-minute quarters providing 32 total minutes of game play and a little more lactic build-up, leg burn, and lung fatigue for the athletes.
- Asia and South America, attacking various members of the Bovidae, horses, camels, donkeys, etc. as well as the big game, antelopes, deer, etc. sometimes wiping out great herds. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1907 - Presentation Speech
- On Tuesday, guard Jaymes Brooks was discussing how Smith has become the player who "fusses at us a lot, tries to get our spirits up, tries to tell us not to get our heads down in certain situations" when he also alluded to a speech Smith gave at halftime of that East Carolina game. Did Andre Smith save the Hokies' season?
- The arcade is an indoor playground, a room full of games and toys, and people playing them.
