Definition of Game

Game

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.

A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.

The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.

That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game.

In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.

A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.

Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats designed for, or served at, table.

Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky.

Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting.

To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English, impersonally with dative.

To play at any sport or diversion.

To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards, or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Albert Einstein

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Winston Churchill

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
Winston Churchill

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
Winston Churchill

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
Michael Jordan

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Vince Lombardi

Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.
Michael Jordan

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
Michael Jordan

Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.
Vince Lombardi