gambling
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- diversion hypernym
- vice hypernym
- sporting life hyponym
- wager hyponym
- game of chance hyponym
- throw hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gamble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | play |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | game |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | play |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wager |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | play |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversion |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sporting life |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wager |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | game of chance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw |