game 1 (g?m)n.1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.2. a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.3. a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children’s games in the car.5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.6. Informal a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: “the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game” (Hedrick Smith).b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.c. An illegal activity; a racket.7. Informal a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.9. a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.10. a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate’s indiscretions to be game.b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.v. gamed, gam·ing, games v.tr. To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.v.intr.1. To play for stakes; gamble.2. To play a role-playing or computer game.adj. gam·er, gam·est 1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?Idioms: ahead of the game In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding. be on (one’s) game To play a sport with great skill. the only game in town Informal The only one of its kind available: “He’s the only game in town for the press to write about” (Leonard Garment).[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]game?ly adv.game?ness n.game 2 (g?m)adj. gam·er, gam·est Crippled; lame: a game leg.[Origin unknown.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.game (?e?m) n1. an amusement or pastime; diversion2. a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance3. a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc4. the score needed to win a contest5. a single contest in a series; match6. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athletics: Olympic Games; Highland Games. 7. equipment needed for playing certain games8. (Computer Science) short for computer game9. style or ability in playing a game: he is a keen player but his game is not good. 10. a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a game: the game of politics. 11. an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; joke: marriage is just a game to him. 12. (Hunting) a. wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profitb. (as modifier): game laws. 13. (Cookery) the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish14. an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)15. informal work or occupation16. informal a trick, strategy, or device: I can see through your little game. 17. obsolete pluck or courage; bravery18. slang chiefly Brit prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)19. give the game away to reveal one’s intentions or a secret20. make game of make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock21. off one’s game playing badly22. on one’s game playing well23. play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules24. the game is up there is no longer a chance of successadj25. informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave26. game as Ned Kelly as game as Ned Kelly informal Austral extremely brave; indomitable27. (usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willing: I’m game for a try. vb (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble[Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement] ?game?like adjgame (?e?m) adj a less common word for lame1: game leg. [C18: probably from Irish cam crooked]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014game1 (ge?m) n., adj. gam?er, gam?est, n. 1. an amusement or pastime: children’s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game. 2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games. 3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators. 4. a single occasion of such an activity or a division of one. 5. the number of points required to win a game. 6. the score at a particular stage in a game. 7. a particular manner or style of playing a game. 8. something requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy. 9. a business or profession: the real-estate game. 10. a trick or strategy. 11. fun; sport; joke: That’s about enough of your games. 12. wild animals, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit. 13. the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food. 14. any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: to be fair game for practical jokers. adj. 15. pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh. 16. having a fighting spirit; plucky. 17. having the required spirit or will (often fol. by for or an infinitive): Who’s game for a hike through the woods? v.i. 18. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble. v.t. 19. to squander in gaming (usu. fol. by away). 20. to manipulate to one’s advantage, esp. by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: gaming the system. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English gaman; c. Old High German gaman glee] game2 (ge?m) adj. lame: a game leg. [1780?90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Game a flock of herd or animals raised and kept for sport or pleasure; wild animals or birds pursued, caught, or killed in the chase; technically, game under the Game Act of 1862 includes hares, pheasants, partridges, woodcocks, snipes, rabbits, grouse, and black or moor game.Examples: game of bees, 1577; of conies, 1576; of partridges, 1762; of red deer, 1788; of swans, 1482.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.gamePast participle: gamedGerund: gamingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativegamegamePresentI gameyou gamehe/she/it gameswe gameyou gamethey gamePreteriteI gamedyou gamedhe/she/it gamedwe gamedyou gamedthey gamedPresent ContinuousI am gamingyou are gaminghe/she/it is gamingwe are gamingyou are gamingthey are gamingPresent PerfectI have gamedyou have gamedhe/she/it has gamedwe have gamedyou have gamedthey have gamedPast ContinuousI was gamingyou were gaminghe/she/it was gamingwe were gamingyou were gamingthey were gamingPast PerfectI had gamedyou had gamedhe/she/it had gamedwe had gamedyou had gamedthey had gamedFutureI will gameyou will gamehe/she/it will gamewe will gameyou will gamethey will gameFuture PerfectI will have gamedyou will have gamedhe/she/it will have gamedwe will have gamedyou will have gamedthey will have gamedFuture ContinuousI will be gamingyou will be gaminghe/she/it will be gamingwe will be gamingyou will be gamingthey will be gamingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been gamingyou have been gaminghe/she/it has been gamingwe have been gamingyou have been gamingthey have been gamingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been gamingyou will have been gaminghe/she/it will have been gamingwe will have been gamingyou will have been gamingthey will have been gamingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been gamingyou had been gaminghe/she/it had been gamingwe had been gamingyou had been gamingthey had been gamingConditionalI would gameyou would gamehe/she/it would gamewe would gameyou would gamethey would gamePast ConditionalI would have gamedyou would have gamedhe/she/it would have gamedwe would have gamedyou would have gamedthey would have gamedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011gameWon by the player or pair first scoring 21 points, unless both have scored 20 points, when the winner is the first to score two points more than the opposition.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited