Meaning of game In English

• 0 an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such an activity:

  • a board game

  • indoor/computer games

  • The children played a game of cops and robbers.

  • I told the children to put their toys and games away.

  • a game of chess/tennis/baseball

  • I won the first game, and then lost the next two.

  • the games teacher

  • It's games this afternoon.

  • the Olympic/Commonwealth Games

  • Susan is playing golf every day to try to improve her game.

  • Love is just a game to him.

• 1 an illegal or secret activity

  • I'm in the stocks and shares game.

  • She went on the game to pay for her drug habit.

• 2 wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport:

  • game birds

• 3 willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that involve risks:

  • It was a difficult challenge, but Roberta was game.

  • She's game for anything.

• 4 to use the rules of a system in order to get what you want, in a way that is slightly dishonest:

  • State education officials deny that they are gaming the system by making their tests easier.

• 5 an entertaining activity, esp. one played by children, or a sports competition:

  • a baseball/basketball/football/soccer game

  • The kids are playing a computer game.

  • I told the children to put away their toys and games (= equipment for an entertaining activity).

  • Search dogs do an important job, but it’s just a game to the dog (= something that is done for fun).

  • Not telling the whole truth is one of the games that people play (= one of the ways in which they behave in order to get an advantage).

  • I’m ahead, 3 games to 2.

• 6 wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport:

  • Deer and pheasant are types of game.

• 7 willing to do something, esp something different, new, or slightly dangerous:

  • The ocean water’s cold but I’m going in anyway – are you game?

• 8 a particular type of business activity:

  • I'm in the stocks and shares game.

• 9 to know more about what is happening in a particular area of business than the people or companies you are competing against:

  • Our research and development program ensures that we're ahead of the game.

• 10 to be involved in an activity or situation that you have not experienced before:

  • The company is new to the political advertising game.

• 11 used to tell someone that you know what their secret activities or plans are and that they cannot continue:

  • It is a characteristic of disgraced business leaders that they can never quite accept that the game is up.