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gam·ble | =gam·ble= | ||
/ˈɡambəl/ | ===/ˈɡambəl/=== | ||
verb | ''verb'' (gerund or present participle: gambling) | ||
gerund or present participle: gambling | |||
1. | 1. '''play games of chance for money; bet'''. | ||
play games of chance for money; bet. | |||
"she was fond of gambling on cards and horses" | {{color|grey|"she was fond of gambling on cards and horses"}} | ||
Similar: | |||
bet | Similar: bet, wager, "place a bet" or "lay a bet," "stake money on [something]," "back the horses," "try one's luck on [something, usually ''the horse''], "play the ponies," punt, "chance [something, usualy ''one's arm'']," "have a flutter," game, | ||
wager | |||
place a bet | Or sometimes to '''bet (a sum of money) on a game of chance'''. | ||
lay a bet | |||
stake money on something | {{color|grey|"he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel"}} | ||
back the horses | |||
try one's luck on the | 2. take risky action in the hope of a desired result. | ||
play the ponies | |||
punt | {{color|grey|"the British could only gamble that something would turn up"}} | ||
chance one's arm | |||
have a flutter | Similar: "take a chance," "[...] risk," or "[... a] leap in the dark" | ||
bet (a sum of money) on a game of chance. | |||
"he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel" | |||
2. | |||
take risky action in the hope of a desired result. | |||
"the British could only gamble that something would turn up" | |||
Similar: | |||
take a chance | |||
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Revision as of 12:46, 11 July 2025
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gam·ble
/ˈɡambəl/
verb (gerund or present participle: gambling)
1. play games of chance for money; bet.
"she was fond of gambling on cards and horses"
Similar: bet, wager, "place a bet" or "lay a bet," "stake money on [something]," "back the horses," "try one's luck on [something, usually the horse], "play the ponies," punt, "chance [something, usualy one's arm]," "have a flutter," game,
Or sometimes to bet (a sum of money) on a game of chance.
"he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel"
2. take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
"the British could only gamble that something would turn up"
Similar: "take a chance," "[...] risk," or "[... a] leap in the dark"
