Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gaming

1 sense of gaming

Sense 1
gambling, gaming, play -- (the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table")
       => diversion, recreation -- (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation")
       => vice -- (a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb game

1 sense of game

Sense 1
bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt -- (place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse")
       => bet, wager, play -- (stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse")

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