Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.
A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
A shot fired at a distant target.
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
An offer to make oath.
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
To suppose; to dare say.
To bet something; to put it up as collateral.