1. (

• game

) a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" ;

2. (

• game ,

) a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" ;

3. (

• game ,

) 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. (

• game

) animal hunted for food or sport ;

5. (

• game

) (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves ;

6. (

• game

) (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. (

• game

) the flesh of wild animals that is used for food ;

8. (

• plot ,
• secret_plan ,
• game

) 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" ;

9. (

• game

) the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; "the child received several games for his birthday" ;

10. (

• game ,
• biz

) your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz" ;

11. (

• game ,

) frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" ;

1. (

• bet_on ,
• back ,
• gage ,
• stake ,
• game ,
• punt

) place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" ;

1. (

• crippled ,
• halt ,
• halting ,
• lame ,
• gimpy ,
• game

) disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" ;

2. (

• game ,
• gamy ,
• gamey ,
• gritty ,
• mettlesome ,
• spirited ,
• spunky

) willing to face danger ;