bet (verb)
11bet up — verb To make ones bet …
12bet the farm — verb To be absolutely certain, to have no doubts Id be surprised if those two are dating come Christmas, but Im not betting the farm on a breakup just yet. Syn: bet your bottom dollar …
13bet one's bottom dollar — verb To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything. He talks about it a lot, but I would bet my bottom dollar that he has never actually been there …
14bet — I verb adventure, ante, ante up, cast lots, chance, chance the odds, draw, draw lots, encounter the risk, flip a coin, gamble, game, hazard, incur the risk, lay a wager, lay even money, lay money down, lay odds, leave to chance, parlay, play,… …
15bet — Verb: To hazard money or property upon an incident by which one or both parties stand to win or lose by chance. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 2. The hazard may be the result of a game or another incident of chance. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 2. Noun: The… …
16bet — [[t]be̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ bets, betting (The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they… …
17bet — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1592 1. a. something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue ; wager often used figuratively in such phrases as all bets are off to… …
18bet — I UK [bet] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bet : present tense I/you/we/they bet he/she/it bets present participle betting past tense bet past participle bet ** to risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen,… …
19bet — 1 past tense and past participle bet or bettedpresent participle betting verb 1 (I, T) to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event: bet (sb) that: Sean bet that I wouldn t pass my exam. | bet (sth) on: She bet… …
20bet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, safe, sure ▪ fair ▪ bad ▪ risky ▪ outside (= with a v …
