- bet, wager - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
--1 is a kind of gambling, gaming, play
--1 has particulars:daily double; exacta, perfecta; parimutuel; place bet; superfecta Derived forms: verb wager1, verb wager2 - stake, stakes, bet, wager - the money risked on a gamble
--2 is a kind of gamble
--2 is a part of pool
--2 has particulars: pot, jackpot, kitty; ante; pool, kittyDerived form: verb wager1
- bet, wager, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
--1 is one way to gamble
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun wager2, noun wager1, noun wagerer1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
--2 is one way to predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wager1
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE