gamble

gamble
v
1. bet, wager, try one's luck or fortune, make a bet, lay a wager or bet, Brit. punt, Inf. shoot craps, Inf. play the ponies, Brit. Inf. birl, Brit. Sl. gaff.
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.
n
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; off-track betting, pari-mutuel, Inf. playing the ponies, playing the lottery, playing the numbers.

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