…a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck…
…a person or thing that is considered a reasonable target for criticism, exploitation, or attack…
…a neutral or serious facial expression, as displayed by a sports player or gambler…
…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) billfish, shark, bass, and many members of the mackerel family…
…a strategy worked out in advance, especially in sports, 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…
…a series of deliberate actions or responses planned for psychological effect on another, typically for amusement or competitive advantage…
…(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 situation in which one party blames others for something bad or unfortunate rather than attempting to seek a solution…
…any game played on a board, especially one that involves the movement of pieces on the board, such as chess or checkers…
…(in tennis and other sports) a point that, if won by one contestant, will also win the 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…
…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 game involving sleight of hand, in which three inverted cups or nutshells are moved about, and contestants must spot which is the one with a pea or other object underneath…
…a game of competitive golf in which players make wagers on each hole, the pot carrying over to the next hole whenever two players tie…
…a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen…
…an event, idea, or procedure that effects a significant shift in the current manner 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 in which 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…
…a type of computer game in which the participant plays a fantasy role in an episodic adventure story…
