"gamble" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæm.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gamble.wav Forms: gambles [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəl Etymology: From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*gamlen}} Middle English *gamlen, {{der|en|enm|gamenen}} Middle English gamenen, {{der|en|ang|gæmnian}} Old English gæmnian, {{suffix|en|game|le}} game + -le, {{cog|gmq-oda|gammel}} Old Danish gammel, {{cog|gmh|gamel||pleasure; fun}} Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamble (plural gambles)
  1. A bet or wager.
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-noun-tnS2rn0j
  2. A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain. Translations (a risk undertaken with a potential gain): قِمَار (qimār) [masculine] (Arabic), قُمار (gumār) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), риск (risk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gok [masculine] (Dutch), hazardo (Esperanto), õnnemäng (Estonian), uhkapeli (Finnish), pari [masculine] (French), jeu de hasard [masculine] (French), aposta [feminine] (Galician), aventuranza [feminine] (Galician), envite [masculine] (Galician), აზარტული თამაში (azarṭuli tamaši) (Georgian), ავანტიურა (avanṭiura) (Georgian), Glücksspiel [neuter] (German), Hazardspiel [neuter] (German), στοίχημα (stoíchima) [neuter] (Greek), szerencsejáték (Hungarian), hazárdjáték (Hungarian), ludrisko (Ido), scommessa [feminine] (Italian), 賭け (kake) (alt: かけ) (Japanese), ギャンブル (gyanburu) (Japanese), коцка (kocka) [feminine] (Macedonian), комар (komar) [masculine] (Macedonian), taruhan (Malay), qumar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), قمار (qomâr) (Persian), hazard [masculine] (Polish), aposta [feminine] (Portuguese), аза́ртная игра́ (azártnaja igrá) [feminine] (Russian), авантю́ра (avantjúra) [feminine] (Russian), apuesta (Spanish), kumar (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-noun-04SeF~T9 Disambiguation of 'a risk undertaken with a potential gain': 3 91 6
  3. A risky venture. Translations (a risky venture): авантюра (avantjura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gok [masculine] (Dutch), waagstuk [neuter] (Dutch), hazardo (Esperanto), uhkapeli (Finnish), aventuranza [feminine] (Galician), ავანტიურა (avanṭiura) (Georgian), რისკიანი საქმე (risḳiani sakme) (Georgian), Glücksspiel [neuter] (German), szerencsejáték (Hungarian), hazárdjáték (Hungarian), lutri (Hungarian), 賭け (kake) (alt: かけ) (Japanese), ギャンブル (gyanburu) (Japanese), aposta [feminine] (Portuguese), авантю́ра (avantjúra) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-noun-s~1553Mz Disambiguation of 'a risky venture': 3 2 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gambal [obsolete] Derived forms: Pascal's gamble, take a gamble

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡæm.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gamble.wav Forms: gambles [present, singular, third-person], gambling [participle, present], gambled [participle, past], gambled [past]
Rhymes: -æmbəl Etymology: From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*gamlen}} Middle English *gamlen, {{der|en|enm|gamenen}} Middle English gamenen, {{der|en|ang|gæmnian}} Old English gæmnian, {{suffix|en|game|le}} game + -le, {{cog|gmq-oda|gammel}} Old Danish gammel, {{cog|gmh|gamel||pleasure; fun}} Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gamble (third-person singular simple present gambles, present participle gambling, simple past and past participle gambled)
  1. To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome. Translations (to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome): قَامَرَ (qāmara) (Arabic), рискувам (riskuvam) (Bulgarian), 賭博 /赌博 (dǔbó) (Chinese Mandarin), 賭錢 /赌钱 (dǔqián) (Chinese Mandarin), riskovat (Czech), gokken (Dutch), hazardi (Esperanto), parier (French), hasarder (French), apostar (Galician), aventurar (Galician), arriscar (Galician), გარისკვა (garisḳva) (Georgian), spielen (German), spekulieren (German), zocken [slang] (German), hasardieren (German), στοιχηματίζω (stoichimatízo) (Greek), הימר (himér) (Hebrew), ludriskar (Ido), bertaruh (Indonesian), mempertaruhkan (Indonesian), scommettere (Italian), 賭ける (kakeru) (alt: かける) (Japanese), main (Javanese), се коцка (se kocka) (Macedonian), qumar lîstin (Northern Kurdish), qumar kirin (Northern Kurdish), ryzykować (Polish), arriscar (Portuguese), рискова́ть (riskovátʹ) (Russian), kȍckati se (Serbo-Croatian), พนัน (pá-nan) (Thai), kumar oynamak (Turkish), fé ene wadjeure (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-verb-j2wyygmy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Javanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Macanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 2 47 3 2 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 7 9 6 38 6 6 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 6 3 60 4 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 6 2 48 3 3 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 2 47 2 2 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 9 5 41 7 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 6 8 5 48 6 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 9 5 44 6 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 9 10 5 40 7 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 4 10 5 46 5 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 4 9 5 47 5 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 10 5 39 8 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 9 6 43 6 6 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 9 4 48 4 4 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 8 9 5 42 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 8 5 48 6 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 7 5 50 5 5 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 9 5 43 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 9 9 5 40 7 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 9 5 51 5 4 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 10 5 47 5 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 8 5 38 9 4 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 3 7 1 60 2 1 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 12 4 41 6 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 4 9 4 48 4 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 8 9 5 42 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 4 9 4 48 4 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 8 4 54 4 4 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 9 4 48 4 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Javanese translations: 8 9 4 43 5 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 9 9 5 41 7 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Macanese translations: 4 10 5 46 5 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 7 9 5 44 6 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 9 5 42 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 4 12 5 45 5 8 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 9 5 43 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 2 9 2 50 2 2 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 8 9 5 42 6 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 9 6 41 7 6 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 8 4 48 5 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 9 5 43 6 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 8 4 54 4 4 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 7 9 5 43 6 4 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 7 4 51 4 4 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 10 9 5 40 7 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 9 5 44 6 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 7 9 5 43 6 5 25 Disambiguation of 'to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome': 88 1 3 8
  2. To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain. Translations (to play risky games for monetary gain): قَامَرَ (qāmara) (Arabic), jokatu (Basque), играя комар (igraja komar) (Bulgarian), ကစား (ka.ca:) (Burmese), sugal (Cebuano), 賭錢 /赌钱 (alt: dou² cin⁴⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 賭博 /赌博 (dǔbó) (Chinese Mandarin), 賭錢 /赌钱 (dǔqián) (Chinese Mandarin), gokken (Dutch), kansspelen bedrijven (Dutch), veti (Esperanto), vetludi (Esperanto), monludi (Esperanto), uhkapelata (Finnish), gämblätä (Finnish), apostar (Galician), აზარტული თამაშების თამაში (azarṭuli tamašebis tamaši) (Georgian), wetten (German), spielen (German), zocken [slang] (German), הימר (himér) (Hebrew), szerencsejátékot játszik (Hungarian), hazardíroz (Hungarian), ludriskar (Ido), berjudi (Indonesian), scommettere (Italian), 賭ける (kakeru) (alt: かける) (Japanese), លេងល្បែង (english: leing lbaeng) (Khmer), dále dôs mám (Macanese), се коцка (se kocka) (Macedonian), judi (Malay), purei moni (Maori), petipeti (Maori), grać (Polish), apostar (Portuguese), juca (Romanian), juca jocuri de noroc (Romanian), игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры (igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry) (Russian), kȍckati se (Serbo-Croatian), apostar (Spanish), jugar (Spanish), timbear [South-America] (Spanish), escolasear (english: River Plate) (Spanish), escolasar [Argentina] (Spanish), พนัน (pá-nan) (Thai), kumar oynamak (Turkish), trimler (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-verb-6rHwEURW Disambiguation of 'to play risky games for monetary gain': 5 82 8 4
  3. (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain. Tags: transitive Translations ((transitive) to risk something for potential gain): op het spel zetten (Dutch), vergokken (Dutch), wagen (Dutch), hazardi (Esperanto), vaarantaa (Finnish), xogar (Galician), arriscar (Galician), aufs Spiel n setzen (German), hasardieren (German), wagen (German), kockáztat (Hungarian), kockára tesz (Hungarian), poner in risco (Interlingua), rischiare (Italian), 懸ける (kakeru) (alt: かける) (Japanese), arriscar (Portuguese), apostar (Spanish), พนัน (pá-nan) (Thai), risker (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-verb-PpZrg9Jx Disambiguation of '(transitive) to risk something for potential gain': 27 8 62 2
  4. To interact with equipment at a casino.
    Sense id: en-gamble-en-verb-Rl-At9Wd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gambal [obsolete] Related terms: game of chance

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pascal's gamble"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "take a gamble"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "*gamlen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English *gamlen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "gamenen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English gamenen",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "gæmnian"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English gæmnian",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "game",
        "3": "le"
      },
      "expansion": "game + -le",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-oda",
        "2": "gammel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish gammel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gamel",
        "3": "",
        "4": "pleasure; fun"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier gamel, from Middle English *gamlen, *gamelen, variant of Middle English gamenen, from Old English gæmnian, gamnian, gamenian (“to joke; play”), related to Old English gamen (“joy; mirth; pleasure; entertainment; pastime; sport; game”), equivalent to game + -le. Compare Old Danish gammel, Middle High German gamel (“pleasure; fun”). More at game.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gambles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    "gam‧ble"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I had a gamble on the horses last weekend.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A bet or wager."
      ],
      "id": "en-gamble-en-noun-tnS2rn0j",
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          "bet"
        ],
        [
          "wager",
          "wager"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain."
      ],
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          "risk"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qimār",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "قِمَار"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "gumār",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "قُمار"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "risk",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "риск"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "hazardo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "õnnemäng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "uhkapeli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "jeu de hasard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aposta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aventuranza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "envite"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "azarṭuli tamaši",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "აზარტული თამაში"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "avanṭiura",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "ავანტიურა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Glücksspiel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Hazardspiel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "stoíchima",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "στοίχημα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "szerencsejáték"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "hazárdjáték"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "ludrisko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "scommessa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "alt": "かけ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kake",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "賭け"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "gyanburu",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "ギャンブル"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "qumar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kocka",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "коцка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "komar",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "комар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "taruhan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qomâr",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "قمار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hazard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aposta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "azártnaja igrá",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "аза́ртная игра́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "avantjúra",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "авантю́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "apuesta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 91 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
          "word": "kumar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A risky venture."
      ],
      "id": "en-gamble-en-noun-s~1553Mz",
      "links": [
        [
          "venture",
          "venture"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "avantjura",
          "sense": "a risky venture",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "авантюра"
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          "word": "აზარტული თამაშების თამაში"
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          "word": "scommettere"
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "賭ける"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "english": "leing lbaeng",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "លេងល្បែង"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "dále dôs mám"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "roman": "se kocka",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "се коцка"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
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          "word": "judi"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "purei moni"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "petipeti"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "grać"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "apostar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "juca"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "juca jocuri de noroc"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "kȍckati se"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "word": "apostar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "jugar"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
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          "word": "timbear"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "River Plate",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
          "word": "escolasear"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
          "code": "es",
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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          "word": "พนัน"
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          "_dis1": "5 82 8 4",
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        "(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain."
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          "word": "op het spel zetten"
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          "word": "vergokken"
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          "word": "wagen"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "hazardi"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "vaarantaa"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "xogar"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "arriscar"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "aufs Spiel n setzen"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "hasardieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "wagen"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "kockáztat"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "kockára tesz"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "poner in risco"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "rischiare"
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          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kakeru",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "懸ける"
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        {
          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "arriscar"
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "apostar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "27 8 62 2",
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          "roman": "pá-nan",
          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
          "word": "พนัน"
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          "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
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    "Terms with Cantonese translations",
    "Terms with Cebuano translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Javanese translations",
    "Terms with Khmer translations",
    "Terms with Macanese translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Northern Kurdish translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "قُمار"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "risk",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "риск"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "gok"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "hazardo"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "õnnemäng"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "uhkapeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jeu de hasard"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aventuranza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "envite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "azarṭuli tamaši",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "აზარტული თამაში"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avanṭiura",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "ავანტიურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Glücksspiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hazardspiel"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stoíchima",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "στοίχημα"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "szerencsejáték"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "hazárdjáték"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "ludrisko"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "scommessa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kake",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "賭け"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyanburu",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "ギャンブル"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "qumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kocka",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
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      "word": "коцка"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "komar",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "комар"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "taruhan"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qomâr",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "قمار"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "hazard"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "azártnaja igrá",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "аза́ртная игра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avantjúra",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "авантю́ра"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "apuesta"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a risk undertaken with a potential gain",
      "word": "kumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "avantjura",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gok"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "waagstuk"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "hazardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "uhkapeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aventuranza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avanṭiura",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "ავანტიურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "risḳiani sakme",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "რისკიანი საქმე"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Glücksspiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "szerencsejáték"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "hazárdjáték"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "lutri"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kake",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "賭け"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyanburu",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "word": "ギャンブル"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avantjúra",
      "sense": "a risky venture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "авантю́ра"
    }
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      "word": "قَامَرَ"
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      "word": "рискувам"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "dǔbó",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "dǔqián",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "apostar"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "garisḳva",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "გარისკვა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "spielen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
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      "word": "zocken"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "hasardieren"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "στοιχηματίζω"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "הימר"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "ludriskar"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "bertaruh"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "mempertaruhkan"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "scommettere"
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      "alt": "かける",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakeru",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "賭ける"
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      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "main"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "qumar lîstin"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "qumar kirin"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "se kocka",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "се коцка"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "ryzykować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "arriscar"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "riskovátʹ",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "рискова́ть"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "kȍckati se"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-nan",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "พนัน"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "kumar oynamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome",
      "word": "fé ene wadjeure"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qāmara",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "قَامَرَ"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "jokatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "igraja komar",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "играя комар"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ka.ca:",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "ကစား"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "sugal"
    },
    {
      "alt": "dou² cin⁴⁻²",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "賭錢 /赌钱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǔbó",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "賭博 /赌博"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǔqián",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "賭錢 /赌钱"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "gokken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "kansspelen bedrijven"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "veti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "vetludi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "monludi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "uhkapelata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "gämblätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "apostar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "azarṭuli tamašebis tamaši",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "აზარტული თამაშების თამაში"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "wetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "spielen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "zocken"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "himér",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "הימר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "szerencsejátékot játszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "hazardíroz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "ludriskar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "berjudi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "scommettere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakeru",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "賭ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "english": "leing lbaeng",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "លេងល្បែង"
    },
    {
      "code": "mzs",
      "lang": "Macanese",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "dále dôs mám"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se kocka",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "се коцка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "judi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "purei moni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "petipeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "grać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "apostar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "juca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "juca jocuri de noroc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igrátʹ v azártnyje ígry",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "игра́ть в аза́ртные и́гры"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "kȍckati se"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "apostar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "jugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "tags": [
        "South-America"
      ],
      "word": "timbear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "River Plate",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "escolasear"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "tags": [
        "Argentina"
      ],
      "word": "escolasar"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-nan",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "พนัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "kumar oynamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to play risky games for monetary gain",
      "word": "trimler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "op het spel zetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "vergokken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "wagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "hazardi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "vaarantaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "xogar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "arriscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "aufs Spiel n setzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "hasardieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "wagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "kockáztat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "kockára tesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "poner in risco"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "rischiare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kakeru",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "懸ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "arriscar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "apostar"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pá-nan",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "พนัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "(transitive) to risk something for potential gain",
      "word": "risker"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gamble (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "gamble"
}

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