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2. speculate, venture, play the market, Inf. plunge, Inf take a flier; risk, hazard, dare, tempt Providence, take or run the risk or hazard or chance, Inf. chance, Inf. stick one's neck out, Inf go out on a limb; leave or trust to chance, take a leap or shot in the dark, buy a pig in a poke.
3. squander, lavish, waste, throw away, run through, Inf. spend money like water, Inf. spend money as if it grew on trees.
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4. risk, hazard, chance; speculation, venture,

Inf. flier, Inf plunge, Brit. Inf. birl, Sl. whack, Sl. crack; potshot, random shot, leap or shot in the dark, pig in a poke; potluck, blind bargain, sight-unseen transaction.
5. gambling, gaming, betting, wagering, risking; offtrack betting, pari-mutuel, Inf. playing the ponies, playing the lottery, playing the numbers,

gambler, n. bettor, wagerer, gamester, speculator, adventurer; Brit, punter, Inf. sport, Inf. piker, Inf. tinhorn, Inf crapshooter, Sl. boneshaker, Sl. big-timer; adventurist, risk-taker, hazarder, speculator, Inf plunger; bookmaker, Inf bookie, oddsmaker, blackleg, Horse Racing Inf. tout, Inf. tipster,

gambol, v. 1. frolic, frisk, sport, disport, play, skip about; romp, rollick, dance or jump about; cavort, caper, cut capers, curvet.
-n. 2. frolic, fun, sport, play, Sl. buster; lark, antic, prank, caper; romp, skylarking.

game, n. 1. amusement, diversion, distraction, divertissement, pastime, entertainment; recreation, sport, play, fun, merriment, frolic; merrymaking, merriment, joviality, jollity, jollification; tomfoolery, foolery, mummery, buffoonery, clowning around, horseplay, Sl. monkey business; escapade, spree, prank.
2. contest, competition, match, tourney, regatta, meet, joust, duel; tournament, bout, round, encounter, engagement, athletic event; run-off, sudden death, showdown; Olympics, (in ancient Greece) agon, decathlon, marathon, (in ancient Greece) agonistics.
3. scheme, schema, design, plan, scenario, script; contrivance, stratagem, strategy, device, artifice, shift, invention, trick; machination, wirepulling, manipulation; designs, evil intentions.
4. joke, practical joke, prank, Sl. monkeyshines; jesting, kidding around, fooling around, Sl. goofing.
5. wild animal, wild fowl, prey, quarry, raven.
6. Informal, business, occupation, profession, trade, line; industry, enterprise, Sl. racket.
7. spirit, pluck, mettle, Inf. spunk; backbone, nerve, stamina, hardihood.
8. make game of ridicule, make fun of, deride, scoff at, mock, jeer; taunt, gibe, rag; rib, kid, Inf. roast, Sl. razz; poke fun at, make a fool out of, make the butt of, Inf. give [s.o.] the needle; lampoon, satirize, parody.
9. play the game Informal,

a. go along with, conform, follow the crowd, do as others do, keep in step, toe the mark, stay in line; give in, defer, compromise.
b. play fair, be a good sport, play by the rules, Inf. be up front, c. temporize, straddle the fence, be noncommittal.

-adj. 10. plucky, spirited, courageous, gamy, valiant, heroic, stout-hearted, lionhearted; bold, intrepid, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, nervy, Sl. gutsy, unafraid, unblenching, unblenched, undaunted, unalarmed, undismayed; daring, dashing, high-spirited, adventurous.
11. willing, favorably inclined, disposed; eager, anxious, interested, enthusiastic, devil-may-care.