game pointn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪm pɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌpɔɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., point n.¹

Etymology: < game n. + point n.¹

1. Cards. In all fours and similar games: the point awarded for taking tricks containing the cards with the highest point value, this being one of four ways of scoring points in the game; cf. game n. 12. Later also more generally: any point which counts towards the winning of the game.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > score or points

groat1680

tout1680

trente1706

game point1773

low1818

1773 Covent Garden Mag. July 209/2 The only judgment of this game consists in playing your cards well, so as to make your tens, aces, kings, &c. and thereby gain the game point.

1828 Bell's Life in London 7 Sept. At All Fours, the only penalty for not following suit, when it can be done, is the loss of the game-point in scoring.

1897 R. F. Foster Compl. Hoyle 294 Points..for making the greatest number of the pips that count for the game point.

1921 Amer. Mag. Nov. 107/2 Game—counts 1 point for player who takes in cards which figure highest, counting tens at 10; Aces, 4; Kings, 3; Queens, 2; Jacks, 1. In case of tie, no game point is scored.

1981 S. Sackson Playing Cards around World iii. 40 Game Points. If only one player reaches a score of 66 or more points, he wins game points as follows.

2004 N. Katz Everything Card Games Bk. x. 120 If both you and your opponent have the same number of trick points, neither of you wins the one Game point.

2. Sport (originally and chiefly Tennis). A point which, if won, will win the game. Also (without article): the stage in a game when a player or team only needs one point to win the game. Cf. set point n. at set n.¹ 26b.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > score or stage of game

match ball1849

game ball1853

games all1853

game, set, and match1879

vantage1884

advantage point1889

game point1903

ad1915

match point1921

van1927

set point1928

ad point1939

break point1975

mini-break1981

1903 N.Y. Times 23 Aug. 13/3 His placing and passing strokes were accurate, and he took the vantage and game points by earning them in the majority of instances.

1922 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. viii. 1/1 Coward carried the points up to 7—14, before the game point came around again.

1948 Times 11 Mar. 2/5 His skilful use of the sidewalls and his drop shots became more and more effective..and he reached game point at 8—7.

1991 New Yorker 16 Sept. 81/2 Davies saved one game point with a Hail Mary lob into the grille.

2003 O. Shine Lang. Tennis 52 40–30 is game point, as is 30–40 or any advantage point after deuce.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	game point
释义	game pointn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪm pɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪm ˌpɔɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., point n.¹ Etymology: < game n. + point n.¹ 1. Cards. In all fours and similar games: the point awarded for taking tricks containing the cards with the highest point value, this being one of four ways of scoring points in the game; cf. game n. 12. Later also more generally: any point which counts towards the winning of the game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > score or points groat1680 tout1680 trente1706 game point1773 low1818 1773 Covent Garden Mag. July 209/2 The only judgment of this game consists in playing your cards well, so as to make your tens, aces, kings, &c. and thereby gain the game point. 1828 Bell's Life in London 7 Sept. At All Fours, the only penalty for not following suit, when it can be done, is the loss of the game-point in scoring. 1897 R. F. Foster Compl. Hoyle 294 Points..for making the greatest number of the pips that count for the game point. 1921 Amer. Mag. Nov. 107/2 Game—counts 1 point for player who takes in cards which figure highest, counting tens at 10; Aces, 4; Kings, 3; Queens, 2; Jacks, 1. In case of tie, no game point is scored. 1981 S. Sackson Playing Cards around World iii. 40 Game Points. If only one player reaches a score of 66 or more points, he wins game points as follows. 2004 N. Katz Everything Card Games Bk. x. 120 If both you and your opponent have the same number of trick points, neither of you wins the one Game point. 2. Sport (originally and chiefly Tennis). A point which, if won, will win the game. Also (without article): the stage in a game when a player or team only needs one point to win the game. Cf. set point n. at set n.¹ 26b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [noun] > score or stage of game match ball1849 game ball1853 games all1853 game, set, and match1879 vantage1884 advantage point1889 game point1903 ad1915 match point1921 van1927 set point1928 ad point1939 break point1975 mini-break1981 1903 N.Y. Times 23 Aug. 13/3 His placing and passing strokes were accurate, and he took the vantage and game points by earning them in the majority of instances. 1922 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. viii. 1/1 Coward carried the points up to 7—14, before the game point came around again. 1948 Times 11 Mar. 2/5 His skilful use of the sidewalls and his drop shots became more and more effective..and he reached game point at 8—7. 1991 New Yorker 16 Sept. 81/2 Davies saved one game point with a Hail Mary lob into the grille. 2003 O. Shine Lang. Tennis 52 40–30 is game point, as is 30–40 or any advantage point after deuce. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1773
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