Definition of game

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Game (v. i.) The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards..

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Agonist :: Agonist (n.) One who contends for the prize in public games.
Man :: Man (n.) One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played..
Venison :: Venison (n.) Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind exclusively..
Backsword :: Backsword (n.) In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick..
Carrow :: Carrow (n.) A strolling gamester.
Stalking-horse :: Stalking-horse (n.) A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill..
Chip :: Chip (v. t.) To bet, as with chips in the game of poker..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football..
Tinchel :: Tinchel (n.) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass..
Interosseous :: Interosseous (a.) Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament..
Bowler :: Bowler (n.) One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or any other game..
Scratch :: Scratch (v. i.) To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game..
Tilt :: Tilt (v. i.) To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances..
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; -- whence the game of forfeits.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. i.) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege..
Pool :: Pool (n.) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table..
Tipcat :: Tipcat (n.) A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air..
In-and-in :: In-and-in (n.) An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four dice alike..
Dice :: Dice (n.) Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n..
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