with a view to its increase. [Eng.] — To be game. (a) To show a brave, unyielding spirit. (b) To
be victor in a game. [Colloq.] — To die game, to maintain a bold, unyielding spirit to the last; to die
fighting.
Game
(Game) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamed (gamd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaming.] [OE. gamen, gameen,
to rejoice, AS. gamenian to play. See Game, n.]
1. To rejoice; to be pleased; — often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative. [Obs.]
God loved he best with all his whole hearte
At alle times, though him gamed or smarte.
Chaucer. 2. To play at any sport or diversion.
3. To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain
rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.
Gamecock
(Game"cock`) n. (Zoöl.) The male game fowl.
Game fowl
(Game" fowl`) (Zoöl.) A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage
and pugnacity of the males.
Gameful
(Game"ful) a. Full of game or games.
Gamekeeper
(Game"keep`er) n. One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve. Blackstone.
Gameless
(Game"less), a. Destitute of game.
Gamely
(Game"ly), adv. In a plucky manner; spiritedly.
Gameness
(Game"ness), n. Endurance; pluck.
Gamesome
(Game"some) a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. Shak.
Gladness of the gamesome crowd.
Byron. — Game"some*ly, adv. — Game"some*ness, n.
Gamester
(Game"ster) n. [Game + - ster.]
1. A merry, frolicsome person. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.
When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner.
Shak. 3. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] Shak.
Gamic
(Gam"ic) a. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed by the union of
the male and female elements.
Gamin
(||Gam"in) n. [F.] A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.
In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at the Chinaman.'
L. Oliphant. Gaming
(Gam"ing) n. The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Gamma
(Gam"ma) n. The third letter (C, c = Eng. G) of the Greek alphabet.
