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for gambling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gamble \Gam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gambled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gambling.] [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.]
To play or game for money or other stake.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
gambling \gambling\ n. [p. pr. of gamble.]
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
(including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.
Syn: gaming, play.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
gambling
n 1: 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" [syn: gambling, gaming,
play]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "gambling":
Cosa Nostra, Mafia, betting, black market, bootlegging,
cardsharping, casting lots, gaming, gray market, hazarding,
illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business,
illicit business, loan-sharking, moonshining, narcotics traffic,
organized crime, play, playing, prostitution, protection racket,
racket, risking, shady dealings, sortition, speculation, sporting,
staking, the rackets, the syndicate, traffic in women, usury,
wagering, white slavery
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