Gambol vs. Gamble — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gambol and Gamble
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Gambol
To leap about playfully; frolic.
Gamble
To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a game or sporting event.
Gambol
A playful skipping or frolicking about.
Gamble
To play a game for stakes, especially a game whose outcome is at least partly determined by chance.
Gambol
(intransitive) To move about playfully; to frolic.
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Gamble
To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.
Gambol
To do a forward roll.
Gamble
To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior
You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.
Gambol
An instance of running or skipping about playfully.
Gamble
To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.
Gambol
An instance of more general frisking or frolicking.
Gamble
To expose to hazard; risk
Gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.
Gambol
A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.
Gamble
A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.
Gambol
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
Gamble
An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk
I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.
Gambol
Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
It was all done in play
Their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
Gamble
A bet or wager.
I had a gamble on the horses last weekend.
Gambol
Play boisterously;
The children frolicked in the garden
The gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom
Gamble
A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
Gamble
A risky venture.
The sailors had taken many gambles with the sea and always won.
Gamble
To take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.
Gamble
To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.
Mark won half a million dollars gambling on horses.
Gamble
(transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
He gambled his reputation on the outcome.
Gamble
To interact with equipment at a casino
Gamble
To play or game for money or other stake.
Gamble
To lose or squander by gaming; - usually with away.
Gamble
An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or uncertainty.
Gamble
Money that is risked for possible monetary gain
Gamble
A risky act or venture
Gamble
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;
When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Gamble
Play games for money
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