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Synset

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
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sample sentences

"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
gamble gambler
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
risk
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
chance
lexical pointers
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adventure adventurer adventurer
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hazard
semantic pointers
hypernym
try, attempt, seek, essay, assay
hyponym
go for broke luck it, luck through