Gamble
21gamble — 1. verb 1) he started to gamble more often Syn: bet, place/lay a bet on something, stake money on something, back the horses, game; informal play the ponies 2) investors are gambling that the British pound will fall Syn: take a chance, take a… …
22gamble — [18] Although its ancestry has never been established beyond all doubt, it seems overwhelmingly likely that gamble is essentially the same word as game (in which the sense ‘gamble’ is preserved in such contexts as gaming tables and betting and… …
23gamble — 1. азартная игра gamble on the market играть на бирже I never gamble я никогда не играю на деньги gamble on the stock exchange играть на бирже 2. играть в казино …
24gamble — gambler, n. /gam beuhl/, v., gambled, gambling, n. v.i. 1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.… …
25gamble — Synonyms and related words: accidentality, actuarial calculation, admit of, adventitiousness, ante, ante up, back, be liable, be subjected to, bet, bet on, bid fair to, blind bargain, borderline case, brave, break, call, cast lots, casualness,… …
26gamble — 1. verb 1) he started to gamble Syn: bet, place a bet, wager, hazard; Brit.; informal punt, have a flutter 2) investors are gambling that the pound will fall Syn: take a chance, take a risk; N.Amer …
27gamble — [ˈgæmb(ə)l] verb [I/T] I 1) to risk money in the hope of winning more if you are lucky We used to gamble at the casino in Monte Carlo.[/ex] 2) to do something that involves risks but may result in benefits if things happen as you hope they will… …
28gamble — See gamble, wager, bet …
29gamble — gam•ble [[t]ˈgæm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) gam to play at a game of chance for money or other stakes 2) to stake or risk something of value, as money, on the outcome of something involving chance; bet 3) to lose or squander by betting (usu.… …
30gamble — [c]/ˈgæmbəl / (say gambuhl) verb (gambled, gambling) –verb (i) 1. to play at any game of chance for stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance. 3. to act on favourable hopes or assessment …
