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| English Dictionary: bet |
by the
DICT Development Group |
| 5 results for bet |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- bet
- n
- the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes,
bet, wager]
- the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
Synonym(s): bet, wager
- v
- maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
there!"
Synonym(s): bet, wager
- stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
Synonym(s): bet, wager, play
- have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
Synonym(s): count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Betting}.]
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
wager.
John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
his head. --Shak.
I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.
Holmes.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bet \Bet\,
imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.]
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bet \Bet\, a. & adv.
An early form of {Better}. [Obs.]
{To go bet}, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Bet \Bet\, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr.
abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.]
That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two
parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue;
the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. [bd]Having made his
bets.[b8] --Goldsmith.
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