game

1. n. Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. Source: opted

2. v. i. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. Source: opted

3. v. i. A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc. Source: opted

4. v. i. The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards. Source: opted

5. v. i. That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game. Source: opted

6. v. i. In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest. Source: opted

7. v. i. A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project. Source: opted

8. v. i. Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table. Source: opted

9. a. Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky. Source: opted

10. a. Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting. Source: opted

11. n. To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative. Source: opted

12. n. To play at any sport or diversion. Source: opted

13. n. 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 other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble. Source: opted

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