Gaming

3 definitions found

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

  Game \Game\ (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamed} (g[=a]md); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Gaming}.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS.
     gamenian to play. See {Game}, n.]
     1. To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English,
        impersonally with dative. [Obs.]
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              God loved he best with all his whole hearte
              At alle times, though him gamed or smarte.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. To play at any sport or diversion.
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     3. To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice,
        billiards, or other instruments, according to certain
        rules, with a view to win money or some other thing waged
        upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gaming \gam"ing\ (g[=a]m"[i^]ng), n.
     The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers;
     gambling.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaming
       n : the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
           (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
           prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was
           heavy play at the blackjack table" [syn: {gambling}, {play}]