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Noun
S:
(n)
bet
,
wager
(the act of gambling)
"he did it on a bet"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
daily double
(a single bet on two horse races in the same day)
S:
(n)
exacta
,
perfecta
(a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order)
S:
(n)
parimutuel
(betting where winners share the total amount wagered)
S:
(n)
parlay
(a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers)
S:
(n)
place bet
(a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second)
S:
(n)
superfecta
(a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order)
direct hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
gambling
,
gaming
,
play
(the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize))
"his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
stake
,
stakes
,
bet
,
wager
(the money risked on a gamble)
Verb
S:
(v)
bet
,
wager
,
play
(stake on the outcome of an issue)
"I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
S:
(v)
bet
,
wager
(maintain with or as if with a bet)
"I bet she will be there!"