Definition of game

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Game (v. i.) 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..

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Quoit :: Quoit (n.) A game played with quoits.
Book :: Book (n.) Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set..
Dice :: Dice (v. i.) To play games with dice.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.
Poupart''s Ligament :: Poupart's ligament () A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones..
Cold :: Cold (n.) Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed..
Macco :: Macco (n.) A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.
Park :: Park (n.) A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like..
Casino :: Casino (n.) A game at cards. See Cassino.
Tally :: Tally (v. i.) To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game..
Umpire :: Umpire (v. t.) To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game..
Mora :: Mora (n.) A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes..
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing game..
Butter :: Butter (v. t.) To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by jumping, as in draughts..
Megametre :: Megametre (n.) In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers..
Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led..
Main :: Main (n.) The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard..
Tag :: Tag (v. t.) To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the game of tag. See Tag, a play..
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