game
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
An activity with rules that people do for fun, usually trying to beat someone or reach a goal.
Rain kept us inside, so we invented a card game.
The rules of this game fit on a single page.
My little cousin cries every time she loses a game.
Two of us knew the game and taught the others.
Common collocations: play a game · board game · card game · video game · the rules of the game · win a game · lose a game
Part of: Games and hobbies, Sport, Frequency and duration
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- A2
One single meeting in a sport, in which two players or teams play against each other.
Their team lost the final game by a single point.
The game was stopped in the second half because of hail.
He watched the whole game standing at the back.
Common collocations: win the game · lose the game · watch a game · a home game · an away game · after the game
Part of: Games and hobbies, Sport
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
Wild animals and birds that are hunted, or the meat that comes from them.
These woods are full of game, mostly deer and hares.
The restaurant serves game only in autumn and winter.
Game tastes stronger than meat from farm animals.
Common collocations: wild game · game meat · hunt game · big game · game birds
Part of: Meat and fish, Animals, Restaurants