game1

noun

• 1a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.
• a complete episode or period of play, typically ending in a definite result:a baseball game
• a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, especially in tennis.
• Bridge a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber).
• a person’s performance in a game; a person’s standard or method of play:he will attempt to raise his game to another level
• (games) a meeting for sporting contests, especially track and field:the Olympic Games
• (games) British sports and athletic activities as organized in a school.
• the equipment for a game, especially a board game or a computer game.

• 2a type of activity or business, especially when regarded as a game:this was a game of shuttle diplomacy at which I had become adept
• a secret and clever plan or trick:I was on to his little game, but I didn’t want him to know

• 3wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food.
• the flesh of mammals or birds, used as food.

adjective

• eager and willing to do something new or challenging:they were game for anything after the traumas of Monday

verb

• 1 [no object] (often as adjective gaming) play games of chance for money.
• play video or computer games.

• 2 [with object] manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous:it was very easy for a few big companies to game the system politicians blamed electricity generators for gaming the market