gameˈsy adjective

Keen on sports

gāˈminess, gāˈmyness or gāˈmeyness noun

The condition or quality of being gamy

gamˈing noun

gāˈmy or gāˈmey adjective

1. Having the flavour of game, esp after being kept for a long time
2. Savouring of scandal, sensational
3. Spirited, plucky, lively (informal)

game bag noun

A bag for holding a hunter's game

game ball see game point below.

game bird noun

A bird hunted for sport

Game Boy® noun

A hand-held battery-operated device for playing computer games

game call noun (bridge)

A bid (and contract) which, if successful, will win a game

game-changer noun

game-changing adjective

Bringing about a significant new development

gameˈ-chicken or gameˈcock noun

A cock of a breed trained to fight, a fighting cock

game chips plural noun

Thinly cut (usu disc-shaped) potato chips served with game

gameˈ-dealer noun

game face noun (informal)

A serious, businesslike expression, esp in the phrase have one's game face on

game fish noun

Any freshwater fish of the salmon family except the grayling (cf coarse fish)

game fishing noun

gameˈkeeper noun

A person who looks after game on an estate, etc (also figurative)

game laws plural noun

Laws relating to the protection of game

game licence noun

A licence to kill, or to sell, game

game plan noun

1. The strategy or tactics used by a football team, etc
2. Any carefully devised strategy

gameˈplay noun

(in computer games) the techniques or manner of playing a particular game, as opposed to its graphics, sound effects, etc

game point or game ball noun

The stage at which the next point wins the game

game preserve noun

A tract of land stocked with game preserved for sport or with protected wild animals

game preserver noun

A person who preserves game on his or her land

game show noun

A television show with contestants competing for prizes

gamesˈmanship noun (facetious; title of humorous book by Stephen Potter, 1947)

The art of winning games or, generally, of scoring points by talk or conduct aimed at putting one's opponent off

game tenant noun

A person who rents the right to shoot or fish over a particular area

game theory or games theory noun (mathematics)

The theory concerned with analysing the choices and strategies available in a game or eg business conflict in order to choose the optimum course of action (used eg in training and selection procedures)

game warden noun

A person who looks after game, esp in a game preserve

gaming contract noun

A wager upon any game (eg a horse race or football match)

gaming house noun

A gambling house

gamˈing-table noun

A table used for gambling

ahead of the game

In a more advanced or advantageous position than expected

big game

The larger animals hunted

die game

To keep up courage to the last

give the game away

1. To disclose a secret
2. To give up, abandon (a game or contest) (Aust)

have a game with or make game of

To make sport of, to ridicule

off one's game

Playing badly

on one's game

Playing well

on the game (informal)

Working as a prostitute

play a waiting game see under wait¹

play games with

To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone)

play the game

To act in a fair, honourable, straightforward manner

red game

Grouse

round game

A game, eg at cards, in which the number of players is not fixed

the game is not worth the candle see under candle

the game is up

The scheme has failed, all is revealed