Definition of game
1 a (1)
:activity engaged in for diversion or amusement :play
(2)
:the equipment for a game
2 a
:a procedure or strategy for gaining an end :tactic
b
:an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver :racket
3 a (1)
:a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
(2)
:a division of a larger contest
(3)
:the number of points necessary to win
(4)
:points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest
(5)
:the manner of playing in a contest
(6)
:the set of rules governing a game
(7)
:a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport
- a football team's kicking game
b
games plural
:organized athletics
c (1)
:a field of gainful activity :line
- the newspaper game
(2)
:any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle
- the dating game
- the game of politics
- got into aviation early in the game
(3)
:area of expertise :specialty 3
- comedy is not my game
4 a (1)
:animals under pursuit or taken in hunting;
especially
:wild animals hunted for sport or food
(2)
:the flesh of game animals
c
:a target or object especially of ridicule or attack
—often used in the phrase fair game
