…a person or thing that is considered a reasonable target for criticism, exploitation, or attack…
…said when a situation is regarded as hopeless or irreversible…
…a sports player’s neutral or serious facial expression, displaying determination and concentration…
…a farm where a variety of wild animals are kept or bred, often with facilities for visitors to observe or hunt the animals…
…a fish caught by anglers for sport, especially (in fresh water) salmon and trout and (in the sea) billfishes, sharks, bass, and many members of the mackerel family…
…a strategy worked out in advance, especially in sport, politics, or business…
…a room for relaxing or socializing in a house or public building, typically furnished with a pool table, Ping-Pong table, dart board, or other recreational amenities…
…(in tennis and similar sports) a game in which the loser does not score…
…a course of psychologically manipulative behaviour intended to discomfit another person or gain an advantage over them…
…(in the UK) an early form of football played traditionally at Eton College, in which, in a series of scrimmages, players attempt to take the ball past the opposing team while keeping the ball against a wall…
…a military exercise carried out to test or improve tactical expertise…
…a situation in which one party blames others for something bad or unfortunate rather than attempting to seek a solution…
…a game that involves the movement of counters or other objects round a board…
…(in tennis and other sports) a point which if won by one of the players or sides will also win them a game…
…the branch of mathematics concerned with the analysis of strategies for dealing with competitive situations where the outcome of a participant’s choice of action depends critically on the actions of other participants. Game theory has been applied to contexts in war, business, and biology…
…a person who is employed to supervise game and hunting in a particular area…
…game animals such as rabbits and hares that live in the ground…
…the phase of a chess game after the opening, when all or most of the pieces and pawns remain on the board…
…a game, typically a card game, for more than two players in which each player plays as an individual, not as part of a team…
…a form of a sport, especially golf, in which the winner of each hole or similar stage is awarded a ‘skin’ or financial prize, the value of which increases as the game progresses…
…a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor or other display…
…a game in which one pitcher pitches all innings without relief…
…an event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current way of doing or thinking about something…
…the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument…
…a game in which all the batters from one team are retired in order, with no one reaching base…
…a type of video game featuring two-dimensional graphics where the player controls a character jumping or climbing between solid platforms at different positions on the screen…
…(in tennis and other racket sports) a game in which a particular player serves…
…a tactic in which one refrains from action for a time in order to act more effectively at a later date or stage…
