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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble |
| Synonyms: | ante, buy in on, chance, dice, game, hazard, lay down, lay odds, play against, play for, play the ponies, pledge, pony up, put, put money on, risk, set, speculate, tempt fortune, toss up, trust, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble, risk |
| Synonyms: | bet, chance, exploit, finesse, game, hazard, jockey, lay money on, maneuver, manipulate, put, set, speculate, stake, take, wager |
| Main Entry: | rely |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have confidence in |
| Synonyms: | await, bank, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet, bet bottom dollar on, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, lay money on, lean, look, reckon, ride on coattails, swear by, trust |
| Notes: | depend is invoked when the expectation is that the person will provide something that need not involved physical activity, whereas rely is used when the person is needed to physically do something |
| Antonyms: | be independent, distrust, doubt |
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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