
GAMING: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'geyming
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| Matching Terms: | | gamin, gaminess, gaming card, gaming house, gaming table
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | gambling, play |
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| | See Also: | | bet, diversion, gambling game, game of chance, recreation, sporting life, throw, unlicensed gambling, vice, wager | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gam"ing\, n.
The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers;
gambling.
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