| Main Entry: | gamble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance on winning |
Synonyms: |
back, bet, brave, buck the odds, cast lots, challenge, cut the cards, dare, defy, endanger, face, flip the coin, game, go for broke, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay money on, lot, make a bet, play, plunge, put, put faith in, put trust in, risk, set, shoot the moon, shoot the works, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a flyer, tempt fortune, trust to luck, try one's luck, venture, wager |
| Notes: | a gamble (noun) is a risky act, venture, bet, or wager - to gamble (verb) is to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; a gambol (noun) a skipping or leaping about in frolic - to gambol (verb) is to dance and skip about in play or to frolic |
Antonyms: |
be careful, design, ensure, guard, insure, plan, safeguard |
| Main Entry: | gambling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | betting |
Synonyms: |
action*, gaming, laying odds, speculation, staking |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | risk, endanger |
Synonyms: |
attempt, cast lots, draw lots, gamble, go out on a limb, have a fling at, hazard, jeopardize, play with fire, plunge, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take shot in the dark, tempt fate, tempt fortune, toss up, try, venture, wager, wildcat |
Antonyms: |
aim, design, plan, scheme, understand |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
Synonyms: |
adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
Synonyms: |
adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, go for broke, go out on limb, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, take a plunge, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager |
| Main Entry: | jeopardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endanger |
Synonyms: |
be careless, chance, chance it, gamble, hazard, imperil, lay on the line, peril, put at risk, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk, stake, subject to, tempt fate, threaten |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
Synonyms: |
gamble, game, give odds, hazard, play, risk, stake |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
| Main Entry: | lottery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing |
Synonyms: |
Lotto, chance, door prize, gambling, game of chance, luck of the draw, numbers game, raffle, sweepstake |
| Main Entry: | parlay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet; maneuver |
Synonyms: |
engineer, gamble, jockey, lay down, manage, move, plan, play, risk, speculate, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | raffle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lottery for a prize |
Synonyms: |
bet, betting, disposition, draw, drawing, flier, gambling, game of chance, gaming, long odds, lots*, numbers, numbers game, pool, random shot, speculation, stake, sweep, sweepstake, tossup, wager, wagering |