<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.</li><li>to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to lose or squander by betting (usually followed by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.</li><li>to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.</li><li>to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.</li><li>a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes.</li></ul>