game
noun
[ ɡeɪm ]
• an activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.
• "the kids were playing a game with their balloons"
Similar:
pastime,
diversion,
entertainment,
amusement,
distraction,
divertissement,
recreation,
sport,
activity,
leisure activity,
frolic,
romp,
source of fun,
• a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result.
• "a baseball game"
• a type of activity or business regarded as a game.
• "he was in the restaurant game for the glamour"
Similar:
business,
profession,
occupation,
trade,
industry,
line (of work),
line of business,
field,
province,
area,
racket,
• wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
• "they hunted game in Alaska"
• a group of swans.
• "a game of swans in a common river"
game
adjective
• eager or willing to do something new or challenging.
• "they were game for anything"
Similar:
brave,
courageous,
valiant,
plucky,
bold,
intrepid,
stout-hearted,
lionhearted,
unafraid,
daring,
dashing,
spirited,
mettlesome,
fearless,
dauntless,
undaunted,
unblenching,
unflinching,
gutsy,
spunky,
ballsy,
venturous,
willing,
favourably inclined,
prepared,
disposed,
in the mood,
of a mind,
desirous,
eager,
keen,
interested,
enthusiastic,
ready,
game
verb
• manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.
• "it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system"
• play video games.
• "the majority of the audience are teens who game and watch anime"
• play gambling games.
• "other Russians gamed at the tables in Monte Carlo"
Origin:
Old English gamen ‘amusement, fun’, gamenian ‘play, amuse oneself’, of Germanic origin.
game
adjective
• (of a person's leg) permanently injured or disabled.
• "his game leg was playing him up"
Origin:
late 18th century: originally dialect, of unknown origin.
game on
• a signal for play to begin in a game or match.
