: to play a game for money or property
: to bet on an uncertain outcome
: to stake something on a contingency (see contingency 1) : take a chance
: an act having an element of risk
: something chancy
: the playing of a game of chance for stakes
: on the way : along
: from this or that place
: in a secure place or manner
: absent from a place : gone
: distant in space or time
: played on an opponent's grounds
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