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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | betting |
| Synonyms: | action*, gaming, laying odds, speculation, staking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lottery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing |
| Synonyms: | Lotto, chance, door prize, gambling, game of chance, luck of the draw, numbers game, raffle, sweepstake |
| Main Entry: | raffle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lottery for a prize |
| Synonyms: | bet, betting, disposition, draw, drawing, flier, gambling, game of chance, gaming, long odds, lots*, numbers, numbers game, pool, random shot, speculation, stake, sweep, sweepstake, tossup, wager, wagering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | speculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | risk, gamble |
| Synonyms: | backing, flier, flutter, gambling, hazard, hunch, piece, plunge, right money, risky business, risky venture, shot, shot in the dark, smart money, spec, speculative enterprise, stab*, venture, wager |
| Antonyms: | abstention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | risk, endanger |
| Synonyms: | attempt, cast lots, draw lots, gamble, go out on a limb, have a fling at, hazard, jeopardize, play with fire, plunge, put eggs in one basket, put it on the line, roll the dice, run the risk, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take shot in the dark, tempt fate, tempt fortune, toss up, try, venture, wager, wildcat |
| Antonyms: | aim, design, plan, scheme, understand |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
| Synonyms: | adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, go for broke, go out on limb, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, skate on thin ice, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, take a plunge, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager |
| Main Entry: | jeopardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endanger |
| Synonyms: | be careless, chance, chance it, gamble, hazard, imperil, lay on the line, peril, put at risk, put in danger, put in jeopardy, risk, stake, subject to, tempt fate, threaten |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
| Synonyms: | gamble, game, give odds, hazard, play, risk, stake |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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