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Meaning of game

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  game
      adj 1: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a
             game leg" [syn: {crippled}, {halt}, {halting}, {lame},
             {gimpy}, {game}]
      2: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamy}, {gamey},
         {gritty}, {mettlesome}, {spirited}, {spunky}]
      n 1: a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four
           people to play this game"
      2: a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted
         two hours"
      3: an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he
         thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty
         time"; "his life was all fun and games"
      4: animal hunted for food or sport
      5: (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
      6: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed
         to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
      7: the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
      8: a secret scheme to do something (especially something
         underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit
         the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
         [syn: {plot}, {secret plan}, {game}]
      9: the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game;
         "the child received several games for his birthday"
      10: your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing
          game"; "she's in show biz" [syn: {game}, {biz}]
      11: frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing
          lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
      v 1: place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm
           betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {gage},
           {stake}, {game}, {punt}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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