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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 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.
verb
- To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
- In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.
- To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.
- To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
- (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
- To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.
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 amount charged by a bookmaker for betting services.
- Vitality, strength.
- Political power.
- Semen.
- Musical agreement between instrumentalists.
- The leftover liquid of some wet or damp substance.
- Petrol; gasoline.
- Electricity.
- Liquor.
- Steroids.
- A soft drink.
- A beverage made of juice.
- A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
- The liquid that is used to submerge a substance kept in a container
- The vaginal lubrication that a female naturally produces when sexually aroused.
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noun
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
- an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
- the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
- act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
noun
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- bet or wager (money)
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
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noun
verb
- place a bet on
- put at risk
- mark with a stake
- tie or fasten to a stake
- kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
noun
- the money risked on a gamble
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
verb
adj
noun
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- an amusement or pastime
- animal hunted for food or sport
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- your occupation or line of work
- frivolous or trifling behavior
verb
- place a bet on
- be behind; approve of
- travel backward
- give support or one's approval to
- cause to travel backward
- support financial backing for
- be in back of
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- establish as valid or genuine
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
noun
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
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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
- The left-over money in a parimutuel betting pool resulting from rounding off the payoffs, added to the pool for the next race or event or kept as profit.
- Something that has been broken.
- A service which is unused by a customer, such as an unredeemed gift card, which therefore represents a pure profit to the seller.
- The act of breaking.
noun
- That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
- Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
- An offer to make oath.
- A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
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noun
- A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically (gambling) the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
- A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
- The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
- In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
- A lot, plenty.
- A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
- A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
- A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
- A slant that causes the bow or stern of a watercraft to extend beyond the keel; also, the upper part of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
- A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
- A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
- A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
- The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
- The act of raking.
- In cellular automata: a puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
- A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
- Rate of progress; pace, speed.
- A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel or mast) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
verb
- Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
- To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
- Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
- To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
- To search through (thoroughly).
- To cover (something) by or as if by raking things over it.
- To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
- To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
- To provide (the bow or stern of a watercraft) with a rake (“a slant that causes it to extend beyond the keel”).
- Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its bow or stern.
- To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
- Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.
- To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.
- Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.
noun
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- 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.
- 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.
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
noun
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A great effort (to do something).
- The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
verb
- To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- To press or urge forward; to drive.
- To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- To make an all-in bet.
- To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To approach; to come close to.
- To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
noun
- In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.
- Meat baked in a puff pastry.
name
- A neighborhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
- An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, also Wellingtons and Wellingtons Station.
- A village in Palm Beach County, Florida.
- A ghost town and railroad community in King County, Washington.
- A village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Florida.
- A village in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4948).
- A statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
- A town in Sumner County, New South Wales.
- A city, the county seat of Sumner County, Kansas.
- A small town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A market town in Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6511).
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the places in England.
- A locality near Gosforth, Copeland borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0704).
- An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan.
- A market town in Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1320).
- A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- by extension, the Government of New Zealand.
- A tiny township in South Australia.
- A community in Queens County, Nova Scotia.
- A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
- A residential neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky; a suburb of Louisville.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- A small city in Carbon County, Utah.
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia; a suburb of Halifax.
- A city, the county seat of Collingsworth County, Texas.
- A small city in Piscataquis County, Maine.
- Wellington Region, a region in the south of the North Island, New Zealand, which includes the capital.
- A former name of a small incorporated fishing and lumbering village in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now called Dover.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman.
- A town in The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India.
- The capital city of New Zealand.
verb
- To get the better of, or finesse, a competitor.
- To flatulate.
- To blow a trumpet.
- To play a trump, or to take a trick with a trump.
- To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
- To supersede.
- To outweigh; be stronger, greater, bigger than or in other way superior to.
noun
- The noise made by an elephant through its trunk.
- Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.
- The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
- A playing card of that suit.
- An old card game, almost identical to whist; the game of ruff.
- A card of the major arcana of the tarot.
- Flatulence.
noun
- someone who bets
- something superior in quality or condition or effect
- a superior person having claim to precedence
- the superior one of two alternatives
verb
adj
- (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
- (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
adv
- comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
- from a position of superiority or authority
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