Nouns (2)
gamble
n. a risky act or venture
gamble
n. money that is risked for possible monetary gain
Verbs (8)
play for money
v. play games for money
adventure, risk, chance, hazard, take chances, run a risk, take a chance
v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
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Fuzzynyms (27)
venture
n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
punt, game, gage, stake, bet on
v. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
dare
v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"
venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk
v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
peril, menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to
v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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