'Gamble' definitions:
Definition of 'gamble'
(from WordNet)
noun
Money that is risked for possible monetary gain
noun
A risky act or venture
verb
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance]
verb
Play games for money
Definition of 'Gamble'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Gamble'
From: GCIDE
- Gamble \Gamble\, v. t. To lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away. "Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates." --Ames. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gamble'
From: GCIDE
- Gamble \Gam"ble\, n. An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'gamble'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accidentality,
- actuarial calculation,
- admit of,
- adventitiousness,
- ante,
- ante up,
- back,
- be liable,
- be subjected to,
- bet,
- bet on,
- bid fair to,
- blind bargain,
- borderline case,
- brave,
- break,
- call,
- cast lots,
- casualness,
- challenge,
- chance,
- compromise,
- contingency,
- count on,
- court destruction,
- cover,
- cut lots,
- cut the cards,
- dare,
- defy,
- defy danger,
- destiny,
- double contingency,
- draw lots,
- draw straws,
- encounter danger,
- endanger,
- expose,
- face,
- face up to,
- fade,
- fate,
- flukiness,
- forget the odds,
- fortuitousness,
- fortuity,
- fortune,
- gamble on,
- gamble with,
- game,
- good fortune,
- good luck,
- guess,
- hap,
- happenstance,
- happy chance,
- hazard,
- heedless hap,
- how they fall,
- imperil,
- incur danger,
- indeterminacy,
- indeterminateness,
- jeopard,
- jeopardize,
- jeopardy,
- law of averages,
- lay,
- lay a wager,
- lay down,
- lay open,
- lie under,
- lot,
- luck,
- make a bet,
- make book,
- match coins,
- meet a bet,
- moira,
- open question,
- opportunity,
- parlay,
- pass,
- peril,
- piece of guesswork,
- play,
- play against,
- play at dice,
- play the ponies,
- play with fire,
- plunge,
- predict,
- principle of indeterminacy,
- probability,
- problematicness,
- prognosticate,
- punt,
- put in danger,
- put in jeopardy,
- put on,
- question,
- raffle off,
- random sample,
- rely on,
- risk,
- run of luck,
- run the chance,
- run the risk,
- see,
- serendipity,
- set,
- shoot craps,
- sight-unseen transaction,
- speculate,
- speculation,
- sport,
- stake,
- stand a chance,
- stand fair to,
- stand pat,
- stand to gain,
- stand to lose,
- statistical probability,
- take a chance,
- take chances,
- tempt fortune,
- tempt Providence,
- the breaks,
- theory of probability,
- toss,
- toss-up,
- touch and go,
- uncertainty,
- uncertainty principle,
- undecided issue,
- venture,
- wager,
- whatever comes