game

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NGSL Rank: 392
game
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Meanings
noun
  • an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.
    E.g. the kids were playing a game with their balloons
  • a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result.
    E.g. a baseball game
  • a type of activity or business regarded as a game.
    E.g. he was in the restaurant game for the glamour
  • wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
    E.g. they hunted game in Alaska
  • a group of swans.
    E.g. a game of swans in a common river
adjective
  • eager or willing to do something new or challenging.
    E.g. they were game for anything
verb
  • manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.
    E.g. it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system
  • play video games.
    E.g. the majority of the audience are teens who game and watch anime
  • play gambling games.
    E.g. other Russians gamed at the tables in Monte Carlo
adjective
  • (of a person's leg) permanently injured or disabled.
    E.g. his game leg was playing him up

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