'Gambling' definitions:
Definition of 'gambling'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Gambling'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'gambling'
From: GCIDE
- gambling \gambling\ n. [p. pr. of gamble.] the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.
- Syn: gaming, play. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'gambling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- betting,
- black market,
- bootlegging,
- cardsharping,
- casting lots,
- Cosa Nostra,
- gaming,
- gray market,
- hazarding,
- illegal commerce,
- illegal operations,
- illegitimate business,
- illicit business,
- loan-sharking,
- Mafia,
- moonshining,
- narcotics traffic,
- organized crime,
- play,
- playing,
- prostitution,
- protection racket,
- racket,
- risking,
- shady dealings,
- sortition,
- speculation,
- sporting,
- staking,
- the rackets,
- the syndicate,
- traffic in women,
- usury,
- wagering,
- white slavery