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  • 111stand pat — Synonyms and related words: ante, ante up, back, balk, be conservative, be unflappable, bet, bet on, call, cover, die hard, do nothing, fade, gamble, get home free, hazard, hold fast, hold out, hold up, lay, lay a wager, lay down, leave alone,… …

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  • 112gamble — gam·ble / gam bəl/ vb gam·bled, gam·bling vi: to risk something of value for the chance of winning a prize vt: to risk (something) for the chance of winning a prize gam·bler / blər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 113parlay — I (bet) verb ante, back, bet on, gamble, hazard, lay a wager, lay money on, make a bet, make book, play, risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, trust to chance, venture, wager II (exploit successfully) verb boost, broaden, build up, develop,… …

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  • 114play — n 1. drama, dramatic play, stage play; stage show, show; theatrical piece, theatricals, piece, work, vehicle; screenplay, photoplay, photodrama, Inf. opus; teleplay, television drama or play, TV drama or play; radio drama or play, broadcast… …

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  • 115bet — v 1. stake, put up collateral, put money on; cover, back up, pledge. 2. wager, gamble, lay a wager, Brit. punt; play the lottery, enter the sweepstakes, play the game, dice, shoot craps, play poker; take a chance, run a risk, take a long shot,… …

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  • 116stake — I n 1. pale, picket, palisade, spike, pike, stick; post, upright, column, pillar, standard; rod, bar, peg, pin. 2. the stake death by fire or burning, auto da fe . v 3.Often stake outor off mark, demarcate, define, outline, delineate, determine;… …

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  • 117play — playingly, adv. playless, adj. playlike, adj. /play/, n. 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said …

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  • 118gamble — v 1. bet, wager, try one s luck or fortune, make a bet, lay a wager or bet, Brit. punt, Inf. shoot craps, Inf. play the ponies, Brit. Inf. birl, Brit. Sl. gaff. 2. speculate, venture, play the market, Inf. plunge, Inf. take a flier; risk, hazard …

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  • 119game — n 1. amusement, diversion, distraction, divertissement, pastime, entertainment; recreation, sport, play, fun, merriment, frolic; merrymaking, merriment, joviality, jollity, jollification; tomfoolery, foolery, mummery, buffoonery, clowning around …

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  • 120play — [[t]pleɪ[/t]] n. 1) a dramatic composition; drama 2) a dramatic performance, as on the stage 3) activity, often spontaneous, engaged in for recreation, as by children 4) fun or jest, as opposed to earnest: I said it merely in play[/ex] 5) a pun… …

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