About The Word Gambling

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Gambling to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Gambling definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Gambling

Gambling Meaning & Definition
Gambling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gambling?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gambling: betting | card-playing | dissipated | gaming | indulgent | play | sporting

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gambling: 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

See Also | bet | diversion | gambling game | game of chance | recreation | sporting life | throw | unlicensed gambling | vice | wager

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Load-shedding ‐ cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand…
  • Hydrokinetic ‐ relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect…
  • Partial ‐ being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description…
  • Profanely ‐ in an irreverent or profane manner; "he kept wondering profanely…
  • Tanzanian ‐ a native or inhabitant of Tanzania [adj] of or relating to the…
  • Antipodean ‐ relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the…
  • Single-rotor helicopter ‐ a helicopter having a…
  • Nobble ‐ disable by drugging, as of a race horse [v] of people [v] make…
  • Keaton ‐ United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his…
  • Idealization ‐ a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural…