Gambling

4 definitions found

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

  gambling \gambling\ n. [p. pr. of {gamble}.]
     the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning
     (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a
     prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.
  
     Syn: gaming, play.


          [WordNet 1.5]

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

  Gamble \Gam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gambled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gambling}.] [Dim. of game. See 2d {Game}.]
     To play or game for money or other stake.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gambling
       adj : preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
             games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting
             man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling
             fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated},
              {betting}, {card-playing}, {sporting}]
       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: {gaming}, {play}]

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

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "gambling":
     Cosa Nostra, Mafia, betting, black market, bootlegging,
     cardsharping, casting lots, gaming, gray market, hazarding,
     illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business,
     illicit business, loan-sharking, moonshining, narcotics traffic,
     organized crime, play, playing, prostitution, protection racket,
     racket, risking, shady dealings, sortition, speculation, sporting,
     staking, the rackets, the syndicate, traffic in women, usury,
     wagering, white slavery