gaming
- gambling.
- the playing of games developed to teach something or to help solve a problem, as in a military or business situation.
- the playing of computer or video games.
Origin of gaming
game
1- an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games.
- a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators.
- a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge.
- the number of points required to win a game.
- the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0.
- a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving.
- anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
- a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game.
- fun; sport of any kind; joke: That's about enough of your games.
- wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
- the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food: a dish of game.
- any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: The new boy at school seemed to be fair game for practical jokers.
- Informal. a business or profession: He's in the real-estate game.
- Archaic. fighting spirit; pluck.
- pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.
- having a fighting spirit; plucky.
- Informal. having the required spirit or will (often followed by for or an infinitive): Who's game for a hike through the woods?
- to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
- to play computer or video games.
- to squander in gaming (usually followed by away).
- to manipulate to one's advantage, especially by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: The policy is flawed and many people try to game the system.
- die game,
- to die after a brave struggle.
- to remain steadfast or in good spirits at the moment of defeat: He knew that as a candidate he didn't have a chance in the world, but he campaigned anyway and died game.
- make game of, to make fun of; ridicule: to make game of the weak and defenseless.
- off (or on) one’s game,
- Sports.playing very badly (or very well).
- not functioning (or functioning) at one’s usual level: She’s been off her game since she came back from vacation.
- play games, to act in an evasive, deceitful, manipulative, or trifling manner in dealing with others: Don't play games with me—I want to know if you love me or not!
- play the game, Informal.
- to act or play in accordance with the rules.
- to act honorably or justly: We naively assumed that our allies would continue to play the game.
Origin of game
1Synonyms for game
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game, sport, match, sweepstake, action, play, put, set, take, speculate, gamble, wager, bet, joking, teasing, pastime, jest, happiness, prank, caperExamples from the Web for gaming
Contemporary Examples of gaming
Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
Desert Golfing is the gaming equivalent of putting TV on in the background.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern ArtAlec Kubas-Meyer
January 2, 2015
Women like (gaming blogger Anita Sarkeesian) were threatened, doxxed, and driven from their homes.
10 Things That Made Us Want to Turn Off the Internet Forever in 2014The Daily Beast
December 15, 2014
The lure and addiction of gaming—which went back to pinball, of course—became a sensation with Asteroids.
Magic and gaming involve in-depth worlds that feature both male and female characters.
Historical Examples of gaming
Gaming relieved me from that insuperable listlessness by which I was oppressed.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
But by degrees he was once more ensnared by the lure of the gaming table.
Casanova's HomecomingArthur Schnitzler
His book had dissipated his professional energies, and he had even taken to gaming.
James BoswellWilliam Keith Leask
Somebody over at those gaming tables will be able to identify me.
Equation of DoomGerald Vance
I should have been sadly boared in this dull place if it had not been for gaming.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
gaming
- gambling on games of chance
- (as modifier)gaming house; gaming losses
game
1- an amusement or pastime; diversion
- a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance
- a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc
- the score needed to win a contest
- a single contest in a series; match
- (plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athleticsOlympic Games; Highland Games
- equipment needed for playing certain games
- short for computer game
- style or ability in playing a gamehe is a keen player but his game is not good
- a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a gamethe game of politics
- an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; jokemarriage is just a game to him
- wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
- (as modifier)game laws
- the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish
- an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)
- informal work or occupation
- informal a trick, strategy, or deviceI can see through your little game
- obsolete pluck or courage; bravery
- slang, mainly British prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)
- give the game away to reveal one's intentions or a secret
- make game of or make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock
- off one's game playing badly
- on one's game playing well
- play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules
- the game is up there is no longer a chance of success
- informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave
- game as Ned Kelly or as game as Ned Kelly Australian informal extremely brave; indomitable
- (usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willingI'm game for a try
- (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
Word Origin for game
game
2- a less common word for lame 1 game leg
Word Origin for game
Word Origin and History for gaming
c.1500, "gambling," verbal noun from present participle of game (v.).
game
Old English gamen "game, joy, fun, amusement," common Germanic (cf. Old Frisian game "joy, glee," Old Norse gaman, Old Saxon, Old High German gaman "sport, merriment," Danish gamen, Swedish gamman "merriment"), regarded as identical with Gothic gaman "participation, communion," from Proto-Germanic *ga- collective prefix + *mann "person," giving a sense of "people together."
Meaning "contest played according to rules" is first attested c.1300. Sense of "wild animals caught for sport" is late 13c.; hence fair game (1825), also gamey. Game plan is 1941, from U.S. football; game show first attested 1961.
game
"lame," 1787, from north Midlands dialect, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps' slang) "bad," or from Old North French gambe "leg" (see gambol (n.)).
game
"brave, spirited," 1725, especially in game-cock "bird for fighting," from game (n.). Middle English had gamesome (adj.) "joyful, playful, sportive."
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Idioms and Phrases with gaming
game
In addition to the idioms beginning with game
- game is not worth the candle, the
- game is up, the
- game that two can play, that's a
also see:
- ahead of the game
- at this stage (of the game)
- badger game
- beat someone at his or her own game
- call someone's bluff (game)
- confidence game
- end game
- fair game
- fun and games
give away (the game)losing battle (game)name of the gameonly game in townplay a waiting gameplay gamesplay the gamewaiting gamewhole new ball game.