Bet

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bet \Bet\, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr.
     abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.]
     That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two
     parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue;
     the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. "Having made his
     bets." --Goldsmith.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Betting}.]
     To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
     wager.
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           John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
           his head.                                --Shak.
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           I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.
                                                    Holmes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bet \Bet\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bet \Bet\, a. & adv.
     An early form of {Better}. [Obs.]
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     {To go bet}, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bet
       n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: {stake}, {stakes}, {wager}]
       2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: {wager}]
       v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
            there!" [syn: {wager}]
       2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
          horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
           {wager}, {play}]
       3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help
          you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You
          can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of
          crisis" [syn: {count}, {depend}, {look}, {calculate}, {reckon}]
       [also: {betting}, {betted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bet":
     ante, ante up, back, bet on, book, call, chunk, cover, fade,
     gamble, game, handbook, hazard, lay, lay a wager, lay down,
     make a bet, make book, meet a bet, parlay, pass, play,
     play against, plunge, pot, predict, prognosticate, punt, put on,
     risk, see, set, shot, stake, stand pat, take a chance, wager