Meaning of GAMBLING
| Pronunciation: | | g'ambuling
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- [n] 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"
- [adj] preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
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| | Synonyms: | | betting, card-playing, dissipated, gaming, indulgent, play, sporting |
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| | See Also: | | bet, diversion, gambling game, game of chance, recreation, sporting life, throw, unlicensed gambling, vice, wager | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Gambling
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that are gambling, suggests that you are participating in some risk-taking activity. You may also be relying on fate and not taking responsibility for you decisions.
If you are not a gambler and dream that you are gambling indicates that you need to take a chance or let up on yourself. |
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| | Related Terms: | | betting, black market, bootlegging, cardsharping, casting lots, Cosa Nostra, gaming, gray market, hazarding, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, loan-sharking, Mafia, moonshining, narcotics traffic, organized crime, play, playing, prostitution, protection racket, racket, risking, shady dealings, sortition, speculation, sporting, staking, the rackets, the syndicate, traffic in women, usury, wagering, white slavery |
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