bet

bet
v
1. stake, put up collateral, put money on; cover, back up, pledge.
2. wager, gamble, lay a wager, Brit. punt; play the lottery, enter the sweepstakes, play the game, dice, shoot craps, play poker; take a chance, run a risk, take a long shot, stick one's neck out, Inf. risk it, Inf. chance it; risk, hazard, jeopardize.
n
3. stake, collateral, security, surety, guaranty, pledge.
4. wager, gamble, chance, risk, long shot, Sl. shot in the dark.
5. lottery, sweepstakes, raffle; game of chance, fall of the dice, game of fortune or luck.
6. speculation, possibility, likelihood, uncertainty, pig in a poke, Inf. flier, hazard, risk; even odds, even chance, Inf. fifty-fifty chance, Inf. toss up, Inf. six of one and a half dozen of the other; venture, undertaking, enterprise, business.

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