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attentive, gentlemanly, noble, gracious, considerate,
thoughtful, well-bred, mannerly: What man is so gallant today
as to give up his seat on a bus to a lady? 3 dignified, elegant,
imposing, grand, noble, glorious, fine, splendid, majestic,
stately, magnificent: Overwhelmed by four enemy men o' war, the
gallant ship sank beneath the waves.
--n. 4 champion, hero, knight, cavalier, paladin: Which
gallant wears her scarf on his sleeve in today's jousts? 5
lover, Romeo, sweetheart, beloved, paramour, boyfriend, beau,
escort, suitor, admirer, Literary swain: In those days,
gallants continually sent their ladies gifts and flowers.
gallows n. gibbet: Another name for gallows was 'Tyburn tree', after
that at Tyburn, in London.
galore adv. in abundance, in large quantity or numbers or amounts, in
excess, everywhere, aplenty, in profusion: There were prizes
galore for everything from swimming to skittles.
gamble v. 1 risk, venture, hazard, bet, wager, stake, chance,
speculate; play, game, Brit punt: I wouldn't gamble that he'll
be on time. I go to Monte Carlo to gamble. 2 gamble on. back,
bet or wager on, stake or put money on, take a chance or flier
on, try one's luck or fortune on, lay or place or make a wager
or bet on; count on, rely on: We gambled on the horse to win. I
was gambling on his having forgotten the debt.
--n. 3 chance, risk, venture; uncertainty, speculation, Colloq
US crap-shoot: I had to take the gamble that the rope would
hold. All of life is just a gamble. 4 bet, wager, stake, Brit
punt: She took a gamble on number 14.
game n. 1 amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction, recreation,
play; sport: She regards love as just a game. 2 contest,
competition, meeting or US also meet, tournament or US also
tourney, match, encounter, engagement, event, round; regatta:
Would you like to see a football game? The games are held
annually. 3 scheme, plan, plot, design, stratagem, strategy,
tactic, artifice, trick, device(s), ploy: Aha! I am on to your
little game! 4 occupation, line (of work), job, position,
field, business, trade, profession, Slang racket: She is in the
advertising game. 5 quarry, prey; victim, target: Game has