bet (verb)
51accept — verb 1 take/receive ADVERB ▪ eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly ▪ She graciously accepted my apology. ▪ reluctantly …
52take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist …
53talk of — verb discuss or mention (Freq. 3) They spoke of many things • Syn: ↑talk about • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize, ↑ …
54raise — verb 1》 lift or move to a higher position or level. ↘set upright. 2》 construct or build (a structure). 3》 increase the amount, level, or strength of: Don t raise your voice at me! ↘promote to a higher rank. ↘(raise something to)… …
55hark — verb 1 hark at him/her! BrE spoken used when you think someone is saying something stupid or unreasonable: Hark at him! I bet he couldn t do any better. 2 hark! old use used to tell someone to listen hark back phrasal verb (I) 1 to remember and… …
56bluff out — verb deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand • Syn: ↑bluff • Derivationally related forms: ↑bluff (for: ↑bluff), ↑bluffer (for: ↑ …
57put one's money where one's mouth is — verb a) To make or take a bet. b) More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making …
58gussy up — verb To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments. You bet shell gussy up for the party …
59bets — verb third person singular of bet …
60play the ponies — verb to bet on horse racing …
