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Gamble

To play or game for money or other stake.

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Broader term 11

Assay 76% connected

Trial; attempt; essay.

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Attempt 76% connected

To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bold flight.

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Danger 76% connected

Authority; jurisdiction; control.

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Essay 76% connected

An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.

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Peril 76% connected

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Risk 76% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

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Seek 76% connected

Sick.

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Speculation 76% connected

The act of speculating.

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Try 76% connected

To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from th…

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Venture 76% connected

An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.

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Narrower term 4

Bet 76% connected

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge;…

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Stake 76% connected

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support…

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Wager 76% connected

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

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Manner of action 4

Bet 76% connected

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge;…

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Dice 76% connected

Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n.

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Wager 76% connected

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

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Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Adventure 74% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Adventurer 74% connected

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

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Adventurer 74% connected

One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.

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Explorer 74% connected

One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.

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Explorer 74% connected

One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.

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Gambler 74% connected

One who gambles.

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Gambler 74% connected

One who gambles.

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Risk 74% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

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Risk 74% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

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Synonym 4

Adventure 92% connected

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

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Chance 92% connected

A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified.

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Hazard 92% connected

A game of chance played with dice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Risk 92% connected

Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or destruction.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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