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craps
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noun
- A bet placed on the gambling table and then forgotten about by the gambler.
- A railroad tie.
- A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.
- A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
- A sleeper hold.
- A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
- A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).
- That which lies dormant, as a law.
- A sedative.
- An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
- A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
- Someone who sleeps.
- Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
- A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
- A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
- A railway sleeping car.
- The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
verb
verb
- To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
- To equip with a turnpike.
- To assume a pike position.
- Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
- To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
noun
- A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
- Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
- A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
- A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
- Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
- A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
adj
- Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
- Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
- bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- Having little duration.
- that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Of comparatively small height.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- that is relatively close to the batsman.
- Undiluted; neat.
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
- Doubtful of, skeptical of.
noun
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
- A short film.
- A shortstop.
- A short seller.
- An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
- A short circuit.
- A short sale or short position.
- An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- A summary account.
verb
- To shortchange.
- To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
- To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- To short circuit.
- To cause a short circuit in (something).
adv
- Unawares.
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- With a negative ownership position.
- Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
prep
noun
- One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
- A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
- One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early; a spoilsport or "chicken".
- An amateur.
- A stingy person; a cheapskate.
- One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
- A tramp; a vagrant.
- A bullock living in the wild. (Also used attributively.)
noun
- A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
- A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
- An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
- A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
verb
- To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
- To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
- To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
- To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand.
verb
- To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- To require, demand.
- To scold.
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- To predict.
- To contact by telephone.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- To name or refer to.
- To cry or shout.
- To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- To stop at a station or port.
- To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- To declare in advance.
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- To demand repayment of a loan.
- To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
noun
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- A cry or shout.
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- Need; necessity.
- The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A decision or judgement.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- The act of calling to the other batsman.
noun
- A bet on some aspect of a game or competition that is not the main bet of the game or the prize of the competition; proposition bet.
- An investment of time, money, or resources that reinforces one's commitment to a course of action.
- An investment or risk undertaken by a company that is not part of its core business.
noun
- A bet that is laid off, i.e. placed with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
- A period of time when someone is unavailable for work.
- A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
- A short pass that has been rolled in front of another player for them to kick.
noun
- A small bet or risky investment.
- A state of agitation.
- The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.
- The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
- An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
- A hasty game of cards or similar.
- An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
verb
- To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
- To subject to a lie detector test.
- Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
- To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
- To cause something to flap.
- To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
noun
verb
noun
- A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide.
- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
- No score.
- The blindside.
- A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- A hiding place.
- A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- A blindage.
verb
- To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
adv
- Without looking at the cards dealt.
- Absolutely, totally.
- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- As a pastry case only, without any filling.
adj
- Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
- Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- Uncircumcised
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- Smallest or slightest.
- Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- Without any prior knowledge.
- Of a place, having little or no visibility.
- Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
noun
- The ratio of winnings to stake in betting situations.
- The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening.
- I'd say the odds are strongly in favor of the sun rising tomorrow morning.
- An advantage given to a weaker opponent in order to equalize the game when playing casually, usually by removing one of the stronger player's pieces or by giving the weaker player more time.
noun
- The point in a poker tournament when the last player without a prize loses all their chips and leaves the game, leaving only players that are going to win prizes. (e.g., if the last remaining 9 players win prizes, then the point when the 10th player leaves the tournament)
- A group of people who are in quarantine together.
- An officer's station in a prison dormitory, affording views on all sides.
- A bulb or lamp; the part of a lighting assembly that actually produces the light.
- Any of the small magnetized areas that make up bubble memory.
- A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- A small spherical cavity in a solid material.
- Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project.
- A Greek.
- The emotional and/or physical atmosphere in which the subject is immersed.
- Anything resembling a hollow sphere.
- A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits.
- The globule of air in the chamber of a spirit level.
- A laugh.
- A period of intense speculation in a market, causing prices to rise quickly to irrational levels as the metaphorical bubble expands, and then fall even more quickly as the bubble bursts.
verb
- To join together in a support bubble
- To form into a protruding round shape.
- To cause to feel as if bubbling or churning.
- To cry, weep.
- To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling).
- To churn or foment, as if wishing to rise to the surface.
- To cover with bubbles.
- To rise through a medium or system, similar to the way that bubbles rise in liquid.
- To express in a bubbly or lively manner.
- To pat a baby on the back so as to cause it to belch.
- To bubble in; to mark a response on a form by filling in a circular area (‘bubble’).
- Rage bubbled inside him.
- To apply a filter bubble, as to search results.
verb
- To bet on opposing competitors so as to make a profit from the bookmaker.
- To remove the skin of.
- To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling.
- To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
- To destroy the political influence of.
- To screen or sieve ore before further processing.
- To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
- On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
- To remove the grass from.
noun
- The top; the summit.
- A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.
- The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
- The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.
- A bed or stratum of shellfish.
- The top of the head; the skull.
- A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
noun
- A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
- A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
- A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
- A prostitute's client.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- A steamed clam.
- An act of fellatio.
- A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- A drinking session.
- a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
- A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
verb
verb
- To bet on someone losing.
- To withdraw from something one has agreed to do.
- To exit a mode or function.
- To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also bare back).
- To undo (a change).
- Coordinate terms: cancel, call off, get cold feet
- To reverse (a vehicle) from a confined space.
- See also: sell short
- To dare (someone) to not withdraw from a challenge.
- Coordinate term: scare off
noun
noun
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
- the amount a salary is increased
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the act of raising something
verb
- raise the level or amount of something
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- collect funds for a specific purpose
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- look after a child until it is an adult
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- move upwards
- construct, build, or erect
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- raise in rank or condition
- increase the level of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- activate or stir up
- establish radio communications with
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- invigorate or heighten
- put an end to
- cause to become alive again
noun
- the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
- a social or business visitor
- an investor who buys a call option
- a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance
- someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
- the person who convenes a meeting
- the person initiating a telephone call
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verb
- To be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.
- To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
- To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
- To await the cessation of, without taking part.
verb
- To call a bet after another player has already called
- To diagnose a condition that does not, in fact, exist.
noun
- An extra amount called up beyond the minimum required.
- An additional creative product that a producer can require at the producer's option during the contract period.
- A call which occurs after another player has already called
- An additional contribution required of investors beyond the initial investment, should unforeseen expenses arise.
- A positive diagnosis when there is, in fact, nothing wrong.
verb
- decline to initiate betting
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
noun
- The tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards.
- The tactic of reraising a raiser and a caller to compel one or both to fold, often as a bluff.
- The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score.
- An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal.
verb
- To shorten (of betting odds).
- To become firm; stabilise.
- To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- To improve after decline.
- To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
adj
- Durable, rigid (material state)
- Fixed (in opinion).
- Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
noun
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