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  • 41Gamble Place Historic District — Infobox nrhp2 name = Gamble Place Historic District nhd = yes caption = location = Port Orange, Florida lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long degrees = long minutes = long seconds = long direction = area = 90 acres added …

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  • 42gamble — gambler, n. /gam beuhl/, v., gambled, gambling, n. v.i. 1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.… …

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  • 43gamble sth away — UK US gamble sth away Phrasal Verb with gamble({{}}/ˈgæmbl/ verb [I or T] ► to lose something by gambling: »In recent years, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos …

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  • 44gamble — Synonyms and related words: accidentality, actuarial calculation, admit of, adventitiousness, ante, ante up, back, be liable, be subjected to, bet, bet on, bid fair to, blind bargain, borderline case, brave, break, call, cast lots, casualness,… …

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  • 45gamble — 1. verb 1) he started to gamble Syn: bet, place a bet, wager, hazard; Brit.; informal punt, have a flutter 2) investors are gambling that the pound will fall Syn: take a chance, take a risk; N.Amer …

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  • 46gamble away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gamble away : present tense I/you/we/they gamble away he/she/it gambles away present participle gambling away past tense gambled away past participle gambled away to lose all of an amount of money by gambling …

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  • 47gamble — [ˈgæmb(ə)l] verb [I/T] I 1) to risk money in the hope of winning more if you are lucky We used to gamble at the casino in Monte Carlo.[/ex] 2) to do something that involves risks but may result in benefits if things happen as you hope they will… …

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  • 48gamble — See gamble, wager, bet …

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  • 49gamble — gam•ble [[t]ˈgæm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) gam to play at a game of chance for money or other stakes 2) to stake or risk something of value, as money, on the outcome of something involving chance; bet 3) to lose or squander by betting (usu.… …

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  • 50gamble — [c]/ˈgæmbəl / (say gambuhl) verb (gambled, gambling) –verb (i) 1. to play at any game of chance for stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance. 3. to act on favourable hopes or assessment …