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outgamble

outgamble verb: to surpass in gambling; to gamble more or better than.

Verb

outgamble (third-person singular simple present outgambles, present participle outgambling, simple past and past participle outgambled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in gambling; to gamble more or better than.
    • We therefore recommend that the finest gambler available to the Service should be given the necessary funds and endeavour to out-gamble this man.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 19

Forms of outgamble

third-person singular presentoutgambles
present participleoutgambling
past participleoutgambled
pastoutgambled

Origin of outgamble

From out- + gamble.

Questions about outgamble

What does outgamble mean?
Outgamble means to surpass in gambling; to gamble more or better than.
What part of speech is outgamble?
Outgamble is a verb.
What is the past tense of outgamble?
The past tense of outgamble is outgambled.

Words near outgamble in the dictionary

  1. outgains
  2. outgallop
  3. outgalloped
  4. outgalloping
  5. outgallops
  6. outgamble
  7. outgambled
  8. outgambles
  9. outgambling
  10. outgame
  11. outgamed

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