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Punt

To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.

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Manner of action 1

Ante 76% connected

Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.

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Broader term 9

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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Boat 76% connected

A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail.

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Boot 76% connected

Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings relief.

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Impel 76% connected

To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Kicking 76% connected

of Kick

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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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Propel 76% connected

To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.

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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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Derivationally related 4

Pole 74% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pole 74% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Punter 74% connected

One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro.

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Punter 74% connected

One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker or dealer, as in baccara and faro.

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Entails 2

Force 72% connected

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

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Push 72% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Component part 1

Penny 70% connected

Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pou…

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Synonym 6

Back 92% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gage 92% connected

A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperform…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Game 92% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pole 92% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pound 92% connected

To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stake 92% 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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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