Sports Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open-air or athletic kind: a sports festival. | | 2. | (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. | |
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Betting Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to wager with (something or someone). | –verb (used without object) | 2. | to make a wager: Do you want to bet? | –noun | 3. | a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager: Where do we place our bets? | | 4. | that which is pledged: a two-dollar bet. | | 5. | something that is bet on, as a competitor in a sporting event or a number in a lottery: That horse looks like a good bet. | | 6. | an act or instance of betting: It's a bet, then? | | 7. | a person, plan of action, etc., considered as being a good alternative; choice: Your best bet is to sell your stocks now. | —Idiom | 8. | you bet! Informal. of course! surely!: You bet I'd like to be there! | |
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Odd Definition–adjective | 1. | differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice. | | 2. | singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners. | | 3. | fantastic; bizarre: Her taste in clothing was rather odd. | | 4. | leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, as a number (opposed to even ): Numbers like 3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers. | | 5. | more or less, esp. a little more (used in combination with a round number): I owe three hundred-odd dollars. | | 6. | being a small amount in addition to what is counted or specified: I have five gross and a few odd dozens. | | 7. | being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lackin
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