game
1. a contest with rules to determine a winner (Freq. 38)
- you need four people to play this game
• Members of this Topic:
defending, move, turn, play, horn,
penalty, replay, rematch, side, playing period, period of play,
run off, play out, course, played
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
curling, bowling, pall-mall, athletic game, child's game,
card game, cards, table game, parlor game, parlour game, game of chance,
gambling game, zero-sum game
2. a single play of a sport or other contest (Freq. 26)
- the game lasted two hours
• Hypernyms:
contest, competition
• Hyponyms:
away game, road game, home game, exhibition game, practice game,
nightcap, twin bill, doubleheader, double feature, playoff game, cup tie
3. an amusement or pastime (Freq. 14)
- 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:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
catch, party game, computer game, video game, pinball,
pinball game, guessing game, ducks and drakes, mind game, paper chase, hare and hounds,
ring-around-the-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-a-rosy, prisoner's base, treasure hunt
4. animal hunted for food or sport (Freq. 7)
• Hypernyms:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
• Hyponyms:
big game, game bird
5. (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
• Topics:
tennis, lawn tennis
• Hypernyms:
part, section, division
• Part Holonyms:
set
6. (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- the game is 6 all
- he is serving for the game
• Hypernyms:
score
7. the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
• Derivationally related forms:
gamy, gamey
• Hypernyms:
meat
• Hyponyms:
venison, buffalo, rabbit, hare
8. 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
• Syn:
plot, secret plan
• Derivationally related forms:
plot (for: plot)
• Hypernyms:
scheme, strategy
• Hyponyms:
counterplot, counterplan, intrigue, machination, conspiracy, cabal
9. the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- the child received several games for his birthday
• Hypernyms:
game equipment
• Hyponyms:
puzzle
10. your occupation or line of work
- he's in the plumbing game
- she's in show biz
• Syn:
biz
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
11. frivolous or trifling behavior
- for actors, memorizing lines is no game
- for him, life is all fun and games
• Hypernyms:
play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
place a bet on
- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
• Syn:
bet on, back, gage, stake, punt
• Derivationally related forms:
punter (for: punt), gaming, stake (for: stake)
• Hypernyms:
bet, wager, play
• Hyponyms:
ante, parlay, double up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s on something
1. disabled in the feet or legs
- a crippled soldier
- a game leg
• Syn:
crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy
• Similar to:
unfit
• Derivationally related forms:
gameness, gimpiness (for: gimpy), lameness (for: lame)
2. willing to face danger
• Syn:
gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
• Similar to:
brave, courageous
• Derivationally related forms:
spunk (for: spunky), mettlesomeness (for: mettlesome), grit (for: gritty)
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