game

1 of 4

noun

ˈgām

a(1)

: a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other

(2)

: a division of a larger contest

(3)

: the manner of playing in a contest

(4)

: a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport

a football team's kicking game

(5)

: the set of rules governing a game

(6)

: the number of points necessary to win

(7)

: points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest

games plural : organized athletics

c(1)

: a field of gainful activity : line

the newspaper game

(2)

: any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle

the dating game

the game of politics

also : the course or period of such an activity

got into aviation early in the game

(3)

: area of expertise : specialty sense 3

comedy is not my game

a(1)

: activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : play

(2)

: the equipment for a game

: often derisive or mocking jesting : fun, sport

make game of a nervous player

: a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic

: an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket

a(1)

: animals under pursuit or taken in hunting

especially : wild animals hunted for sport or food

(2)

: the flesh of game animals

: a target or object especially of ridicule or attack

—often used in the phrase fair game

archaic : pluck

gamelike

ˈgām-līk

adjective

game

2 of 4

adjective (1)

: willing or ready to proceed

were game for anything

: having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit

: of or relating to game

game laws

gamely adverb

gameness noun

game

3 of 4

verb

gamed; gaming; games

transitive + intransitive

: to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain

game the tax system

… a male bus driver who tried to game a drug test by using his wife's urine …

Chuck Shepherd

: to play video games

Globally [in 2019], more than two billion people play video games, including 150 million Americans (nearly half the country's population), 60 percent of whom game daily.

Ferris Jabr

: to play for a stake : gamble

Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game, to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness …? No. All these are roads to ruin.

Charles Dickens

adjective (2)

: being a body part and especially a limb that is usually permanently impaired in function

Despite his eyeglasses and his game leg, early in 1900 [Erskine] Childers volunteered for the Boer War.

Timothy Foote

Working his rifle lever with daunting speed despite his game arm …

Ron Soodalter

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English game, gamen "delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport," going back to Old English gamen, gomen "amusement, jest, pastime," going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman "amusement," Old Norse gaman "sport, amusement"), of uncertain origin

Adjective (1)

derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game "to meet death resolutely")

Verb

derivative of game entry 1

Adjective (2)

of obscure origin

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)

Adjective (1)

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb

1512, in the meaning defined at sense

Adjective (2)

circa 1787, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

game 1 of 2

noun

ˈgām

: a contest or sport played according to rules with the players in direct opposition to each other

: the manner of playing in a game or contest

She has improved her game.

: playful activity : something done for amusement

The children were happy at their games.

: animals hunted for sport or for food

: the meat from animals hunted for food

game

2 of 2

adjective

gamer; gamest

: willing or ready to do something

I'm game to try a new restaurant.

: full of spirit or eagerness

She remained game to the end.

: relating to or being animals that are hunted

the game laws

game birds

game 1 of 2

noun

as in tournament

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize decided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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tournament
competition
event
match
championship
contest
sport
tourney
matchup
meet
bout
battle
skirmish
sweepstakes
race
athletics
final
sweep-stake
semifinal
scrimmage
derby
outing
marathon
open
tussle
struggle
round
conflict
gymkhana
tug-of-war
pentathlon
play-off
triathlon
biathlon
national(s)
field day
classic
run
decathlon
volley
heat
rally
set
nightcap
runoff
rubber
seesaw
photo finish
sudden death
dead heat
ultramarathon
heptathlon
round-robin

as in strategy

a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective the crook told his accomplice, "Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money"

Synonyms & Similar Words

strategy
plan
program
blueprint
project
system
design
scheme
game plan
master plan
arrangement
road map
proposal
ground plan
way
recipe
idea
gambit
procedure
plot
device
tactic
technique
purpose
map
maneuver
collusion
intention
intent
conspiracy
stratagem
means
subterfuge
policy
ruse
trick
platform
aim
setup
protocol
layout
conception
formula
pattern
contrivance
counterstrategy
counterplan
projet
diagram
specific(s)
specification(s)

as in play

an attitude or manner not to be taken seriously there's no need to get upset, all our teasing is only a game

Synonyms & Similar Words

play
fun
sport
silliness
frivolity
jest
levity
flippancy
facetiousness
frivolousness
flightiness
light-mindedness
frothiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

earnest
gravity
seriousness
earnestness
sobriety
solemnity
soberness

as in work

the activity by which one regularly makes a living stand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it

Synonyms & Similar Words

work
profession
occupation
vocation
line
employment
trade
calling
job
mission
business
lay
task
place
art
living
assignment
field
duty
enterprise
situation
position
engagement
racket
call
livelihood
office
gig
function
post
craft
load
lifework
workload
handicraft
appointment
metier
handcraft
berth
métier
billet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hobby
pursuit
avocation

as in area

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the education game simply was no longer of interest to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

area
field
department
element
realm
walk
domain
kingdom
sphere
terrain
arena
territory
province
business
specialty
circle
front
discipline
study
precinct
line
subject
firmament
fief
barony
bailiwick
confine
demesne
fiefdom
pursuit
profession
frontier
turf
racket
scope
vocation
occupation
reach
sweep
extent
compass
amplitude
width
breadth
subspecialty
subfield
ken
ambit
dimension(s)

game

2 of 2

adjective

as in ready

having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) are you game for going out tonight?

Synonyms & Similar Words

ready
willing
glad
prepared
minded
inclined
cooperative
disposed
obliging
excited
amenable
fain
accommodating
prone
favorable
swift
obedient
responsive
compliant
eager
receptive
prompt
enthusiastic
agreeable
submissive
predisposed
quick
desirous
enthused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unwilling
reluctant
averse
loath
reticent
unamenable
loth
loathe
disinclined

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of game are fun, jest, play, and sport. While all these words mean "action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter," game is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun.

made game of their poor relations

While in some cases nearly identical to game, fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose.

played cards just for fun

While the synonyms jest and game are close in meaning, jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing.

hurt by remarks said only in jest

The synonyms play and game are sometimes interchangeable, but play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief.

pretended to strangle his brother in play

The meanings of sport and game largely overlap; however, sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone.

teasing begun in sport led to anger

单词	game
释义	game 1 of 4 noun ˈgām 1 a(1) : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other (2) : a division of a larger contest (3) : the manner of playing in a contest (4) : a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport a football team's kicking game (5) : the set of rules governing a game (6) : the number of points necessary to win (7) : points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest b games plural : organized athletics c(1) : a field of gainful activity : line the newspaper game (2) : any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle the dating game the game of politics also : the course or period of such an activity got into aviation early in the game (3) : area of expertise : specialty sense 3 comedy is not my game 2 a(1) : activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : play (2) : the equipment for a game b : often derisive or mocking jesting : fun, sport make game of a nervous player 3 a : a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : tactic b : an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : racket 4 a(1) : animals under pursuit or taken in hunting especially : wild animals hunted for sport or food (2) : the flesh of game animals b : a target or object especially of ridicule or attack —often used in the phrase fair game c archaic : pluck gamelike ˈgām-līk adjective game 2 of 4 adjective (1) 1 a : willing or ready to proceed were game for anything b : having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit 2 : of or relating to game game laws gamely adverb gameness noun game 3 of 4 verb gamed; gaming; games transitive + intransitive 1 : to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain game the tax system … a male bus driver who tried to game a drug test by using his wife's urine … Chuck Shepherd 2 : to play video games Globally [in 2019], more than two billion people play video games, including 150 million Americans (nearly half the country's population), 60 percent of whom game daily. Ferris Jabr 3 : to play for a stake : gamble Is it the interest of any man to steal, to game, to waste his health and mental faculties by drunkenness …? No. All these are roads to ruin. Charles Dickens see also gaming 4 archaic : to lose or squander by gambling game 4 of 4 adjective (2) : being a body part and especially a limb that is usually permanently impaired in function Despite his eyeglasses and his game leg, early in 1900 [Erskine] Childers volunteered for the Boer War. Timothy Foote Working his rifle lever with daunting speed despite his game arm … Ron Soodalter Synonyms Noun bout competition contest event match matchup meet sweepstakes sweep-stake tournament tourney Adjective (1) amenable disposed fain glad inclined minded ready willing See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun poker and other gambling games She scored a goal to tie the game. We played a few games of chess. That was a good game! She won the first two games, but lost the set and the match. children playing at their games They are known to play a very rough game. She has a strong all-around game. She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship. a football team with a strong running game See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English game, gamen "delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport," going back to Old English gamen, gomen "amusement, jest, pastime," going back to Germanic gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman* "amusement," Old Norse gaman "sport, amusement"), of uncertain origin Adjective (1) derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game "to meet death resolutely") Verb derivative of game entry 1 Adjective (2) of obscure origin First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1) Adjective (1) 1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Verb 1512, in the meaning defined at sense Adjective (2) circa 1787, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing game ahead of the game a mug's game beat someone at their own game ball game at the top of one's game board game big game confidence game fight game game ball game bird game changer game fish game face game hen game pad game of chance game preserve game plan game warden game show game theory give the game away got game guessing game home game on one's game off one's game name of the game mug's game parlor game play (a game of) cat and mouse play the game shell game singing game talk a good game the name of the game the game is up the only game in town video game waiting game war game arcade game early/late in the game card game passing game Cornish game hen fair game on the game drinking game con game game point mating game mind game zero-sum game perfect game head game return game on top of one's game middle game Rock Cornish game hen skin game See More ahead of the game a mug's game beat someone at their own game ball game at the top of one's game board game big game confidence game fight game game ball game bird game changer game fish game face game hen game pad game of chance game preserve game plan game warden game show game theory give the game away got game guessing game home game on one's game off one's game name of the game mug's game parlor game play (a game of) cat and mouse play the game shell game singing game talk a good game the name of the game the game is up the only game in town video game waiting game war game arcade game early/late in the game card game passing game Cornish game hen fair game on the game drinking game con game game point mating game mind game zero-sum game perfect game head game return game on top of one's game middle game Rock Cornish game hen skin game See More Kids Definition game 1 of 2 noun ˈgām 1 : a contest or sport played according to rules with the players in direct opposition to each other 2 : the manner of playing in a game or contest She has improved her game. 3 : playful activity : something done for amusement The children were happy at their games. 4 : animals hunted for sport or for food 5 : the meat from animals hunted for food game 2 of 2 adjective gamer; gamest 1 : willing or ready to do something I'm game to try a new restaurant. 2 : full of spirit or eagerness She remained game to the end. 3 : relating to or being animals that are hunted the game laws game birds Legal Definition game intransitive verb gamed; gaming : to play for a stake : gamble game 1 of 2 noun 1 as in tournament a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize decided he would indulge in a friendly basketball game with his friends before dinner Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tournament competition event match championship contest sport tourney matchup meet bout battle skirmish sweepstakes race athletics final sweep-stake semifinal scrimmage derby outing marathon open tussle struggle round conflict gymkhana tug-of-war pentathlon play-off triathlon biathlon national(s) field day classic run decathlon volley heat rally set nightcap runoff rubber seesaw photo finish sudden death dead heat ultramarathon heptathlon round-robin 2 as in strategy a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective the crook told his accomplice, "Here's the game: look surprised when the police ask about the money" Synonyms & Similar Words strategy plan program blueprint project system design scheme game plan master plan arrangement road map proposal ground plan way recipe idea gambit procedure plot device tactic technique purpose map maneuver collusion intention intent conspiracy stratagem means subterfuge policy ruse trick platform aim setup protocol layout conception formula pattern contrivance counterstrategy counterplan projet diagram specific(s) specification(s) 3 as in play an attitude or manner not to be taken seriously there's no need to get upset, all our teasing is only a game Synonyms & Similar Words play fun sport silliness frivolity jest levity flippancy facetiousness frivolousness flightiness light-mindedness frothiness Antonyms & Near Antonyms earnest gravity seriousness earnestness sobriety solemnity soberness See More 4 as in work the activity by which one regularly makes a living stand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it Synonyms & Similar Words work profession occupation vocation line employment trade calling job mission business lay task place art living assignment field duty enterprise situation position engagement racket call livelihood office gig function post craft load lifework workload handicraft appointment metier handcraft berth métier billet Antonyms & Near Antonyms hobby pursuit avocation 5 as in area a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the education game simply was no longer of interest to her Synonyms & Similar Words area field department element realm walk domain kingdom sphere terrain arena territory province business specialty circle front discipline study precinct line subject firmament fief barony bailiwick confine demesne fiefdom pursuit profession frontier turf racket scope vocation occupation reach sweep extent compass amplitude width breadth subspecialty subfield ken ambit dimension(s) game 2 of 2 adjective as in ready having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action) are you game for going out tonight? Synonyms & Similar Words ready willing glad prepared minded inclined cooperative disposed obliging excited amenable fain accommodating prone favorable swift obedient responsive compliant eager receptive prompt enthusiastic agreeable submissive predisposed quick desirous enthused Antonyms & Near Antonyms unwilling reluctant averse loath reticent unamenable loth loathe disinclined See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of game are fun, jest, play, and sport. While all these words mean "action or speech that provides amusement or arouses laughter," game is close to sport, and often stresses mischievous or malicious fun. made game of their poor relations While in some cases nearly identical to game, fun usually implies laughter or gaiety but may imply merely a lack of serious or ulterior purpose. played cards just for fun While the synonyms jest and game are close in meaning, jest implies lack of earnestness and may suggest a hoaxing or teasing. hurt by remarks said only in jest The synonyms play and game are sometimes interchangeable, but play stresses the opposition to earnest without implying any malice or mischief. pretended to strangle his brother in play The meanings of sport and game largely overlap; however, sport applies especially to the arousing of laughter against someone. teasing begun in sport led to anger Phrases Containing game ball game name of the game shell game game plan ball game name of the game shell game game plan
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game

noun

adjective (1)

verb

adjective (2)

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