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Variant of gamble

gamble definition

gam·ble (gam′bəl)

intransitive verb gambled -·bled, gambling -·bling

  1. to play games of chance for money or some other stake
  2. to take a risk in order to gain some advantage

Etymology: prob. back-form. < obs. gamler, a gambler < gamel, to play (altered < ME gamen, to play < game, game) + -er: akin to Ger dial. gammeln, to sport, make merry

transitive verb

to risk in gambling; bet; wager

noun

an act or undertaking involving risk of a loss

Related Forms:

gamble Idioms

gamble away

to squander or lose in gambling

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gambling Synonyms

gambling

n.

betting, staking, gaming, playing, wagering, playing at hazard, venturing, plunging, backing, laying money on, speculation, action*, taking a flier*, taking a shot*, laying odds*.

Types of gambling include: dicing, sports betting, lottery, lotto, matching, casino, baccarat, chemin de fer (French), roulette, bingo, keno, faro, poker, gin rummy, stud poker, draw poker, strip poker, straight poker, fan-tan, newmarket, nap, blackjack, twenty-one, seven-up, Napoleon, Wellington, chuck-farthing, playing slot machines, craps*, crap-shooting*, shooting crap*, rolling bones*, playing the ponies*, spit in the ocean*, backing the cards*, working the machines*, penny-ante*.


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gambling quotes

I spent $3m on drink and $3m on gambling, but I wasted the rest.

-Daly,John

Science and technology, like all original creations of the human spirit, are unpredictable. If we had a reliable way to label our toys good and bad, it would be easy to regulate technology wisely. But we can rarely see far enough ahead to know which road leads to damnation. Whoever concerns himself with big technology, either topushitforwardor tostop it, isgambling inhumanlives.

-Dyson, FreemanJ(ohn)

Inside every banker, even the governor of the Bank of England, there lies a gambling streak. In me, they recognise one of their own kind.

-Kristol, Irving

gambling quotes (more)

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