game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

away game, road game - a game played away from home

home game - a game played at home

exhibition game, practice game - a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing

nightcap - the final game of a double header

double feature, doubleheader, twin bill - two instead of one

playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff

cup tie - an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition

contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

move - (game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

game - a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours"

turn, play - the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

curling - a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target

bowling - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over

pall-mall - a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet

athletic game - a game involving athletic activity

child's game - a game enjoyed by children

card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

table game - a game that is played on a table

parlor game, parlour game - a game suitable for playing in a parlor

gambling game, game of chance - a game that involves gambling

zero-sum game - a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero

game - the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday"

horn - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

penalty - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

rematch, replay - something (especially a game) that is played again

side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

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"

period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"

run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

play out - play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last"

course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"

played - (of games) engaged in; "the loosely played game"

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"

catch - a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard"

party game - a game to amuse guests at a party

computer game, video game - a game played against a computer

pinball, pinball game - a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

guessing game - a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing

ducks and drakes - a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water

mind game - any game designed to exercise the intellect

hare and hounds, paper chase - an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

ring-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy - a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat

prisoner's base - a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base

treasure hunt - a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues

animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

big game - large animals that are hunted for sport

game bird - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game

job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

score - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0"

meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

venison - meat from a deer used as food

buffalo - meat from an American bison

hare, rabbit - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

scheme, strategy - an elaborate and systematic plan of action

counterplan, counterplot - a plot intended to subvert another plot

intrigue, machination - a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

ante - place one's stake

parlay, double up - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

brave, courageous, fearless - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"