Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gambling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gamble \Gam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gambled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gambling}.] [Dim. of game. See 2d {Game}.]
To play or game for money or other stake.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gambling
adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting
man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling
fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated},
{betting}, {card-playing}, {sporting}]
n : the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
(including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was
heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: {gaming}, {play}]
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