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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance;
- Example: "led a dissipated life"
- Example: "a betting man"
- Example: "a card-playing son of a bitch"
- Example: "a gambling fool"
- Example: "sporting gents and their ladies"
[syn: dissipated, betting, card-playing, sporting]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted; p. pr. & vb. n. Betting.] To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to wager. [1913 Webster] John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W. Holmes. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

betting adj 1: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: dissipated, betting, card-playing, sporting]