GAMBLE


Meaning of GAMBLE in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc

Compulsive overspending in these days of credit cards has become more common.

drugs/gambling/smuggling etc racket

Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket.

illegal parking/gambling/hunting etc

The fines for illegal parking are likely to increase.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

away

The memory of empty bellies because their father had gambled away all the National Assistance was still fresh in their minds.

He gambles away the money but is back on her doorstep the next morning.

But he drank and gambled away the lot, and it closed.

But her father gambled away the tuition for private college, and she was forced to return to the University of Kansas.

All it's done is to give him more money to gamble away up in London.

G: A difference of opinion, Geoffrey, press your buttons and gamble away .

They drank less and saved instead of gambling away their earnings.

on

Quinn had gambled on there being something inside the case to lead police and troops to whatever rendezvous he established with Zack.

Now her family are gambling on yet another operation, this time with her father, David as the donor.

■ NOUN

casino

Well-known casino and gambling interests have contributed regularly to the campaigns of the three senators.

Legislation to legalize casino gambling could be introduced in Congress next fall.

money

He was also, by reputation, an alcoholic who needed the money to pay his gambling debts.

All it's done is to give him more money to gamble away up in London.

online

McAllister said two Las Vegas casinos have recently inquired about obtaining online gambling licenses in Antigua.

They also express concern about the addiction and underage gambling they believe will be the inevitable partners of online gambling.

■ VERB

drink

Time and again you've promised not to drink , not to gamble , and still you waste yourself.

Claudio is the unfaithful, deceitful { friend } who leads Leonardo astray into drinking , gambling and having romantic affairs.

They drank a lot, they gambled , supposedly they practised the Black Mass.

He stopped drinking , smoking, gambling , and womanizing.

But he drank and gambled away the lot, and it closed.

He stopped smoking, drinking , and gambling , and rediscovered the joy of swimming.

legalize

Last fall a congressional tourism commission started debate on legalizing gambling .

Legislation to legalize casino gambling could be introduced in Congress next fall.

The appointments come as interest in legalized gambling appears to be growing in the legislature.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a calculated risk/gamble

Investing in high-tech companies is a calculated risk.

But it is a calculated risk.

He just took a calculated risk on the spur of the moment.

Injured Stephen Pears, who took a calculated gamble with a cheekbone injury, was never tested in goal.

It was a calculated risk to take a man without forensic experience, but we were looking for a manager primarily.

It was a calculated risk, like all voyages into the unknown.

These high-handed tactics were obviously risky, but they were a calculated risk.

movie/media/gambling etc mogul

The movie moguls were taking it up.

Under normal circumstances Chaplin may well have simply thrown the eminent movie mogul a mere passing glance of recognition.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

At the trial, defense attorney Neal gambled by calling no defense witnesses.

We won $700 gambling in Las Vegas.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Being of very modest means, but having some contacts upon the turf, he attempted to increase his wages by gambling.

By appealing directly to his fellow-citizens and banking on a generous response, the President may just have gambled correctly.

By converting pounds to other currencies investors are gambling that the pound will fall.

I let them gamble for the criminals' belongings.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

big

There was a big gamble on him.

■ VERB

calculate

Your indignation - the less charitable would call it calculated gamble - has paid off.

take

I blamed Hilda for it, I felt she had taken away the gamble , the risk that made it worth while.

One of the few mainstream publishers to take the gamble recently was Rodale Press, with Heart &038; Soul.

Yeltsin, as he is inclined to do when backed into a corner, has taken a high-risk gamble .

Despite the risk, Yamamoto could see no reason for hesitating to take the gamble .

Central government was not prepared to take that gamble , but was happy to see the localities take it.

President Bush took a considerable gamble with this invasion, and it has not yet paid off.

Kirsty's happiness was far too important to take a gamble with.

Store bosses are taking a gamble in hoping that enough folk will go shopping to make up for huge discounts on offer.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a calculated risk/gamble

Investing in high-tech companies is a calculated risk.

But it is a calculated risk.

He just took a calculated risk on the spur of the moment.

Injured Stephen Pears, who took a calculated gamble with a cheekbone injury, was never tested in goal.

It was a calculated risk to take a man without forensic experience, but we were looking for a manager primarily.

It was a calculated risk, like all voyages into the unknown.

These high-handed tactics were obviously risky, but they were a calculated risk.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

The city's decision to not ration water during the summer was a gamble that paid off.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And the gamble seems to have paid off.

As it happened, the gamble paid off handsomely.

At the moment, that gamble seems to be paying off.

It is always a little bit of a gamble ...

On Tuesday night, the gamble paid off.

Smith's mini gamble paid off for two ends later he stole a single to tie the score at 1-1.

The Union gamble had paid off.

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