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BET ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place a bet on
Example:
I'm betting on the new horse
Synonyms:
back; bet on; gage; game; punt; stake
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "bet on" is one way to...):
bet; play; wager (stake on the outcome of an issue)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bet on"):
ante (place one's stake)
double up; parlay (stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something
