| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
Synonyms: |
aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
Antonyms: |
be lazy |
| 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: | go for it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk |
Synonyms: |
bet the farm, bet the ranch, exert oneself, go all out, go for broke, pull out all the stops, put one's heart and soul into it, shoot the works, use every muscle |
| Main Entry: | plunge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dive or fall fast |
Synonyms: |
belly-flop, career, cast, charge, dash, descend, dip, drive, drop, duck, fling, go down, go the limit, go whole hog, hurtle, immerge, immerse, jump, keel, lunge, lurch, nose-dive, pitch, plummet, plunk, propel, rush, shoot the works, sink, sound, submerge, submerse, swoop, take a flyer, take a header, tear, throw, throw oneself, thrust, topple, tumble |
Antonyms: |
ascend, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | wager |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet money or something else in a gamble |
Synonyms: |
adventure, chance, gamble, game, hazard, hedge, hustle, lay, lay a wager, parlay, play, play the market, pledge, plunge, put on the line, put on*, put up, risk, set*, shoot the works, shoot*, spec, speculate, stake, take action, venture |
| Concept: | Plunge. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
plunge, dip, dive, header; ducking; diver.
-verbs
plunge, dip, souse, duck; dive, plump; take a plunge, take a header; make a plunge; bathe (water)., submerge, submerse; immerse; douse, sink, engulf, send to the bottom., get out of one's depth; go to the bottom, go down like a stone, drop like a lead balloon; founder, welter, wallow.
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Antonyms: |
leap |
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