game
/geɪm/ nounDefinition
ACTIVITY [C] › an entertaining activity or sport that people play, usually needing some skill and played according to rules: a computer game Football's an exciting game. Do you want to play a different game?
OCCASION [C] › a particular competition, match, or occasion when people play a game: Would you like a game of chess? Who won yesterday's game?
games UK › organized sports that children do at school: I always hated games at school. a games teacher
the European/Commonwealth, etc Games › a special event where there are lots of competitions for different sports
SECRET PLAN [C] UK informal › a secret plan: What's your game?
ANIMALS [U] › wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport
→ See also ball game → See also board game → See also the Olympic Games → See also video game (Definition of game noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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