to gamble on a throw of the dice

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• gamble — [n] chance, speculation action, bet, fling, leap*, long shot*, lottery, outside chance*, raffle, risk, shot in the dark*, spec*, stab*, throw of the dice*, toss up*, uncertainty, venture, wager; concepts 28,363 Ant. design, guard, insurance, plan …   New thesaurus

• gamble — [[t]gæ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] gambles, gambling, gambled 1) N COUNT A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the… …   English dictionary

• gamble — 01. He lost a lot of money [gambling] at the horse races. 02. Jane s father was a [gambler] who blew all their money playing the slot machines in Vegas. 03. Calling an election right now is a big [gamble] for the government, with polls showing… …   Grammatical examples in English

• chance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fortuity Nouns 1. chance, accident, lot; fate, kismet, karma (See destiny); Lady Luck, [Dame] Fortune; luck, fortune, hap, hazard; contingency, adventure, fortuity; randomness, indetermination,… …   English dictionary for students

• chance — [adj] accidental, unforeseeable adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned; concept 552 Ant. designed,… …   New thesaurus

• Chance — I (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of assignable cause. < N PARAG:Chance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 chance chance indetermination accident fortune hazard hap haphazard chance medley random luck raccroc casualty …   English dictionary for students

• chance — I n 1. fortuity, serendipity, happenstance, mere chance, happy chance; luck, Lady Luck, fortune or Fortune, Lady or Dame Fortune, wheels of fortune or chance, heads or tails, roll, Inf. cast or toss or throw of the dice; accident, coincidence,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• venture — 1 noun (C) a new business activity that involves taking risks: a commercial venture | joint venture (=an agreement between two companies to do something together) 2 verb formal 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to risk going somewhere when it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• craps — /kraps/, n. (usually used with a sing. v.) a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number… …   Universalium

• risk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. chance, venture, hazard, gamble, jeopardize; invest. See danger, rashness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Danger] Syn. hazard, peril, jeopardy; see danger . 2. [The basis of a chance] Syn. chance, gamble,… …   English dictionary for students

• wager — n 1. bet, gamble, stake, collateral, security, surety, guaranty, pledge, Poker. ante; chance, risk, throw or toss of the dice, spin of the wheel, Inf. flier, pig in a poke, long shot, Inf. toss up, Sl. shot in the dark; speculation, uncertainty,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder