game
VERB:
(intr):
1. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
2. (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble.
2. Digital Technology. to play computer or video games.
(tr):
1. to squander in gaming (usually followed by away).
2. to manipulate to one's advantage, especially by trickery; attempt to take advantage of:
The policy is flawed and many people try to game the system.
(tr and intr):
1. to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain:
game the tax system.
2. to play video games.
3. to play for a stake; gamble.
See also gaming.
archaic:
to lose or squander by gambling.
Origin:
First recorded before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman “glee”. Adjective 2: 1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear. Dictionary 2: Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement. Adjective 2: C18: probably from Irish cam crooked. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of game: Noun: before the 12th century. Adjective (1): 1752. Verb: 1512. Adjective (2): circa 1787. History and Etymology for game: Noun: Middle English game, gamen "delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport," going back to Old English gamen, gomen "amusement, jest, pastime," going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman "amusement," Old Norse gaman "sport, amusement"), of uncertain origin. Adjective (1): derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game "to meet death resolutely"). Verb: derivative of game entry 1. Adjective (2): of obscure origin. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
(intr):
1. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
2. (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble.
2. Digital Technology. to play computer or video games.
(tr):
1. to squander in gaming (usually followed by away).
2. to manipulate to one's advantage, especially by trickery; attempt to take advantage of:
The policy is flawed and many people try to game the system.
(tr and intr):
1. to manipulate, exploit, or cheat in (a system, a situation, etc.) slyly or dishonestly for personal gain:
game the tax system.
2. to play video games.
3. to play for a stake; gamble.
See also gaming.
archaic:
to lose or squander by gambling.
Origin:
First recorded before 1000; Middle English gamen, Old English gaman; cognate with Old High German gaman “glee”. Adjective 2: 1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear. Dictionary 2: Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement. Adjective 2: C18: probably from Irish cam crooked. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of game: Noun: before the 12th century. Adjective (1): 1752. Verb: 1512. Adjective (2): circa 1787. History and Etymology for game: Noun: Middle English game, gamen "delight, amusement, play, contest, pursuit of animals in sport," going back to Old English gamen, gomen "amusement, jest, pastime," going back to Germanic *gamano- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German gaman "amusement," Old Norse gaman "sport, amusement"), of uncertain origin. Adjective (1): derivative of game entry 1 (earliest in phrase to die game "to meet death resolutely"). Verb: derivative of game entry 1. Adjective (2): of obscure origin. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.