Meaning of 'game' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
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
Meaning (9):
- place a bet on
Example in sentence:- I'm betting on the new horse;
- Which horse are you backing?
Meaning (10):
- disabled in the feet or legs
Example in sentence:- a crippled soldier;
- a game leg