A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
A school subject during which sports are practised.
A particular instance of playing a game.
That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
The number of points necessary to win a game.
In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
wild animals hunted for food.
A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
Willing and able to participate.
Injured, lame (of a limb).
That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
To gamble.
To play card games, board games, or video games.
To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
A plan; a purpose.
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
Attractive physical attributes of characters involved in a story, originating from ironic juxtaposition with the original meaning (course of the story).
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
To trace out (a graph or diagram).