[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.", "to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance:to gamble on a toss of the dice."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to lose or squander by betting (usually followed byaway):He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.", "to wager or risk (money or something else of value):to gamble one's freedom.", "to take a chance on; venture; risk:I'm gambling that our new store will be a success."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.Synonyms: flier , speculation , hazard , venture", "a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes."]}]