1. (n.)game an amusement or pastime: children's games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game.
2. game the material or equipment used in playing certain games.
3. game a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.
4. game a singleoccasion of such an activity or a division of one.
5. game the number of points required to win a game.
6. game the score at a particular stage in a game.
7. game a particular manner or style of playing a game.
8. game something requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
9. game a business or profession: the real-estate game.
10. game a trick or strategy.
11. game fun; sport; joke: That's about enough of your games.
12. game wild animals, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
13. game the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food.
14. game any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: to be fair game for practical jokers.
15. (adj.)game pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.
16. game having a fighting spirit; plucky.
17. game having the required spirit or will (often fol. by for or an infinitive): Who's game for a hike through the woods?
18. (v.i.)game to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
19. (v.t.)game to squander in gaming (usu. fol. by away).
20. game to manipulate to one's advantage, esp. by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: gaming the system.
21. (adj.)game lame: a game leg.
Etymology: (1780–90; perh. shortening of gammy , though change in vowel unclear)
Definition of 'game'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)game a contest with rules to determine a winner "you need four people to play this game"
2. (noun)game a single play of a sport or other contest "the game lasted two hours"
3. (noun)game an amusement or pastime "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
4. (noun)game animal hunted for food or sport
5. (noun)game (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
6. (noun)game (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
7. (noun)game the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
8. (noun)plot, secret plan, game a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
9. (noun)game the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game "the child received several games for his birthday"
10. (noun)game, biz your occupation or line of work "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
11. (adj)game frivolous or trifling behavior "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
12. (adj)crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game disabled in the feet or legs "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
13. (verb)game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky willing to face danger
14. (verb)bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt place a bet on "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
1. (noun)game a fun activity that has rules, or an occasion when one of these is played a card/computer game; Children learn a lot from playing games.; a game of chess/cards/tag
2. game a sport, or an occasion when one of these is played fans of the game of baseball; a game of baseball/soccer/tennis
3. game wild birds, rabbits, etc, that can be hunted ***deer and other game
Definition of 'game'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)game having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky
2. (adj)game of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting
3. (noun)game crooked; lame; as, a game leg
4. (noun)game to rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative
5. (noun)game to play at any sport or diversion
6. (noun)game 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
8. (verb)game 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
9. (verb)game the use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards
10. (verb)game 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
11. (verb)game in some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest
12. (verb)game a scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project
13. (verb)game animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table