bet (verb)

  • 31al´pha|bet´i|za´tion — al|pha|bet|ize «AL fuh buh tyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to arrange in the usual order of the letters of the alphabet: »Alphabetize the words in your spelling lesson. 2. to express by an alphabet. –al´pha|bet´i|za´tion, noun.… …

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  • 32al|pha|bet|ize — «AL fuh buh tyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to arrange in the usual order of the letters of the alphabet: »Alphabetize the words in your spelling lesson. 2. to express by an alphabet. –al´pha|bet´i|za´tion, noun. –al´pha|bet|iz´er, noun …

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  • 33gib|bet — «JIHB iht», noun, verb, bet|ed, bet|ing. –n. 1. an upright post with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were in former times hung after execution. 2. = gallows. (Cf. ↑gallows) –v.t. 1. to hang on a g …

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  • 34rab|bet — «RAB iht», noun, verb, bet|ed, bet|ing. –n. 1. a cut, groove, or slot made on the edge or surface of a board or the like, to receive the end or edge of another piece of wood shaped to fit it. 2. a joint so made. –v.t. 1. to cut or form a rabbet… …

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  • 35continuation bet — 1. noun A bet made in a round of betting, after raising in the previous round of betting, usually with a weak hand. 2. verb To make a continuation bet …

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  • 36value bet — 1. noun A bet placed with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand. Ant: bluff 2. verb To bet with the intention of being called in order to extract more money from a likely worse hand. Ant: bluff …

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  • 37al|pha|bet — «AL fuh beht», noun, verb. –n. 1. the letters of a language arranged in their usual order, not as they are in words. The English alphabet is a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. 2. a set of letters or characters representing… …

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  • 38Verderben (Verb.) — 1. Besser (zehnmal) verdorben als einmal gestorben. – Henisch, 322, 5; Petri, III, 2; Blass, 7. Aus dem Jahre 1621: »Ein alt Sprüchwort: besser verdorben sey zehnmal, denn eins gestorben.« (Weller, Annalen, I, 121.) Jüdisch deutsch in Warschau:… …

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  • 39bettor — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett …

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  • 40better — Ⅰ. bet ► VERB (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1) risk money or property against another s on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game. 2) informal feel sure. ► NOUN 1) an act of bett …

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