SkyfireDict

game   (TTS Sound)

The noun game has 11 senses

• game -- (a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")


• game -- (a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours")


• game -- (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")


• game -- (animal hunted for food or sport)


• game -- ((tennis) a division of play during which one player serves)


• 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")


• game -- (the flesh of wild animals that is used for food)


• plot, secret plan, game -- (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")


• game -- (the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday")


• game, biz -- (your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz")


• game -- (frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games")

The verb game has 1 sense

• bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt -- (place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse")

The adj game has 2 senses

• crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game -- (disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg")


• game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky -- (willing to face danger)