Dictionary entry details
• GAME (noun)
Meaning:
A single play of a sport or other contest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the game lasted two hours
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
competition; contest (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
Domain category:
game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
cup tie (an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition)
playoff game (one game in the series of games constituting a playoff)
double feature; doubleheader; twin bill (two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day))
nightcap (the final game of a double header)
exhibition game; practice game (a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing)
home game (a game played at home)
away game; road game (a game played away from home)
Meaning:
A contest with rules to determine a winner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
you need four people to play this game
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Domain member category:
played ((of games) engaged in)
defending (attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring)
course (hunt with hounds)
play out (play to a finish)
run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)
period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)
game ((games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win)
side (one of two or more contesting groups)
rematch; replay (something (especially a game) that is played again)
move ((game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game)
game (a single play of a sport or other contest)
play; turn ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession)
game (the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game)
horn (a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it)
penalty ((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
table game (a game that is played on a table)
parlor game; parlour game (a game suitable for playing in a parlor)
gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)
zero-sum game (a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero)
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
athletic game (a game involving athletic activity)
pall-mall (a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet)
bowling (a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them)
curling (a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target)
Meaning:
An amusement or pastime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
they played word games / he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time / his life was all fun and games
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
catch (a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth)
treasure hunt (a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues)
prisoner's base (a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base)
ring-a-rosy; ring-around-a-rosy; ring-around-the-rosy (a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat)
hare and hounds; paper chase (an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot)
mind game (any game designed to exercise the intellect)
ducks and drakes (a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water)
guessing game (a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing)
pinball; pinball game (a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets)
computer game; video game (a game played against a computer)
party game (a game to amuse guests at a party)
Meaning:
Animal hunted for food or sport
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
big game (large animals that are hunted for sport)
game bird (any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)
Meaning:
The game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the child received several games for his birthday
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)
Domain category:
game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)
Meaning:
Your occupation or line of work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
biz; game
Context examples:
he's in the plumbing game / she's in show biz
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context examples:
the game is 6 all / he is serving for the game
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
Domain category:
game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)
Meaning:
The flesh of wild animals that is used for food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
venison (meat from a deer used as food)
buffalo (meat from an American bison)
hare; rabbit (flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food)
Meaning:
A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
plot; secret plan; game
Context examples:
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor / I saw through his little game from the start
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
scheme; strategy (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game"):
cabal; conspiracy (a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))
intrigue; machination (a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends)
counterplan; counterplot (a plot intended to subvert another plot)
Meaning:
Frivolous or trifling behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
for actors, memorizing lines is no game / for him, life is all fun and games
Hypernyms ("game" is a kind of...):
caper; frolic; gambol; play; romp (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement)
• GAME (adjective)
Meaning:
Disabled in the feet or legs
Synonyms:
halting; halt; gimpy; game; crippled; lame
Context examples:
a crippled soldier / a game leg
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
Meaning:
Willing to face danger
Synonyms:
spunky; mettlesome; gritty; game; gamy; gamey; spirited
Similar:
brave; courageous (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching)
• GAME (verb)
Meaning:
Place a bet on
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
game; gage; bet on; stake; punt; back
Context examples:
Which horse are you backing? / I'm betting on the new horse
Hypernyms (to "game" is one way to...):
bet; play; wager (stake on the outcome of an issue)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "game"):
ante (place one's stake)
double up; parlay (stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something
