gambling
Noun · AdjectiveUS[gam-buh-ling]/ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/2–3 syllablesalso [gam-bling] /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- 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”Synonyms: gamingplayType of diversion, viceKinds bet, retrogaming, sporting life, throw, game of chance
Adjective (1)
- 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”Synonyms: dissipatedbettingcard-playingsportingOpposite nonindulgentSimilar indulgent
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Translations
Noun betting money on games of chance
- Spanish
- juego de azar
- French
- jeux d'argent
- German
- Glücksspiel
- Italian
- gioco d'azzardo
- Portuguese
- jogo de azar
- Turkish
- kumar
- Russian
- аза́ртная игра́ azártnaja igrá
- Arabic
- قِمَار qimār
- Chinese
- 赌博 dǔbó
- Japanese
- 賭博 tobaku
15 more languages
- Dutch
- kansspel
- Polish
- hazard
- Swedish
- hasardspel
- Greek
- κουμάρι koumári
- Korean
- 도박 dobak
- Indonesian
- perjudian
- Vietnamese
- đánh bạc
- Hungarian
- szerencsejáték
- Portuguese (PT)
- jogo de azar
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 賭博 dǔbó
- Albanian
- bixhoz
- Finnish
- uhkapeli
- Icelandic
- fjárhættuspil
- Norwegian
- hasard
- Swahili
- kamari
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
gambling noun
Origin: 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5