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Adjective game has 2 senses

crippled, halt, halting, lame, game - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
Antonyms: fit, healthy (indirect, via unfit)
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky - willing to face danger
Antonyms: cowardly, fearful (indirect, via brave)

Noun game has 10 senses

game - a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"
--₁ is a kind of contest, competition
--₁ has particulars:
away game, road game; home game; exhibition game, practice game; nightcap; twin bill, doubleheader, double feature; playoff game; cup tie
game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
--₂ is a kind of activity
--₂ has parts: turn, play
--₂ has particulars:
curling; bowling; pall-mall; athletic game; child's game; card game, cards; table game; parlor game, parlour game; game of chance, gambling game; zero-sum game

game - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
--₃ is a kind of diversion, recreation
--₃ has particulars:

catch; party game; computer game, video game; pinball, pinball game; guessing game; ducks and drakes; mind game; paper chase, hare and hounds; ring-around-the-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-a-rosy; prisoner's base; treasure hunt

game - animal hunted for food or sport
--₄ is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
--₄ has particulars: big game; game bird
game - the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday"
--₅ is a kind of game equipment
game, biz - your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
--₆ is a kind of occupation, business, job, line of work, line
game - (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game"
--₇ is a kind of score
game - the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
--₈ is a kind of meat
--₈ has particulars: venison; buffalo; rabbit, hare
plot, secret plan, game - a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
--₉ is a kind of scheme, strategy
--₉ has particulars:
counterplot, counterplan; intrigue, machination; conspiracy, cabal
game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games"
--₁₀ is a kind of play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

Verb game has 1 sense

bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
--₁ is one way to bet, wager, play

Derived form: noun gaming₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something