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Definitions of game:

noun: a contest with rules to determine a winner
Example: "You need four people to play this game"
noun: a single play of a game
Example: "The game lasted 2 hours"
noun: an amusement or pastime
Example: "They played word games"
noun: frivolous or trifling behavior
Example: "For actors, memorizing lines is no game"
noun: your occupation or line of work
Example: "He's in the plumbing game"
noun: animal hunted for food or sport
noun: the game equipment needed to play a game
Example: "The child received several games for his birthday"
noun: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
noun: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
Example: "The game is 6 all"
noun: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Example: "I saw through his little game from the start"
verb: place a bet on
adjective: willing to face danger
adjective: disabled in the feet or legs
Example: "A game leg"

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to game: (158 results)
Synonyms:
back, bet on, biz, brave, courageous, fearless, gage, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, punt, spirited, spunky, stake

Contains:
play, turn

More general:
activity, bet, business, competition, contest, diversion, game equipment, line, line of work, meat, occupation, prey, quarry, recreation, score, wager

More specific:
ante, away game, big game, bowling, buffalo, card game, cards, catch, child's game, computer game, cup tie, curling, double feature, doubleheader, double up, ducks and drakes, guessing game, hare and hounds, hare, home game, nightcap, pall-mall, paper chase, parlay, parlor game, party game, pinball, pinball game, playoff game, prisoner's base, rabbit, rign-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy, road game, shutout, table game, treasure hunt, twin bill, venison, video game

Often used in the same context:
games, win, ball, sport, team, court, top, floor, loud, rule, baseball, cake, camp, king, nation, played, player, burn, challenge, defeat, field, gain, gaming, joke, lane, nerve, news, rap, skill, victory, won, ya, blast, board, breed, famous, final, hockey, jason, level, list, players, playing, rough, rules, serious, spit, sports, started, teams, toy, train, zone, alike, amy, available, belly, block, bowl, chain, champion, chicks, chips, crush, cup, curse, defense, dome, enemy, exciting, fail, fan, football, foul, fred, gifts, glee, golf, guns, guys, i love you, innocent, intent, keeper

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