Game
/ɡeɪm/
noun
A playful or competitive activity.
A video game.
(nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
“He's in the securities game somehow.”
Synonyms: racket, line, match, wargame, racket, amusement, diversion, entertainment
verb
To gamble.
To play card games, board games, or video games.
To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
“We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.”
adjective
Willing to participate.
(of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
Synonyms: courageous, daring, disposed, favorable, nervy, sporting, valiant, willing