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game - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'game' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Game [ a.]
- Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky.
- Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting.
2 . Game [ n.]
- Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.
- To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.
- To play at any sport or diversion.
- To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.
3 . Game [ v. i.]
- Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.
- A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.
- The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.
- That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game.
- In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.
- A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.
- Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table.

Meaning of 'game' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . game [ n]
Meaning (1):
- frivolous or trifling behavior
Example in sentence:
  • for actors, memorizing lines is no game;
  • for him, life is all fun and games
Meaning (2):
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
Example in sentence:
  • he is serving for the game;
  • the game is 6 all
Meaning (3):
- an amusement or pastime
Example in sentence:
  • he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time;
  • his life was all fun and games;
  • they played word games
Meaning (4):
- your occupation or line of work
Example in sentence:
  • he's in the plumbing game;
  • she's in show biz
Meaning (5):
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Example in sentence:
  • I saw through his little game from the start;
  • they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
Meaning (6):
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
Example in sentence:
  • the child received several games for his birthday
Meaning (7):
- a single play of a sport or other contest
Example in sentence:
  • the game lasted two hours
Meaning (8):
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
Example in sentence:
  • you need four people to play this game
9 . game [ v]
Meaning (9):
- place a bet on
Example in sentence:
  • I'm betting on the new horse;
  • Which horse are you backing?
10 . game [ s]
Meaning (10):
- disabled in the feet or legs
Example in sentence:
  • a crippled soldier;
  • a game leg