| quote | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. inverted comma, quotation mark, quote | a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else. |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| ~ single quote | a single quotation mark. |
| ~ double quotes | a pair of quotation marks. |
| ~ scare quote | the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology. |
| n. (communication) | 2. citation, quotation, quote | a passage or expression that is quoted or cited. |
| ~ excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | a passage selected from a larger work.; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" |
| ~ epigraph | a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing. |
| ~ mimesis | the representation of another person's words in a speech. |
| ~ misquotation, misquote | an incorrect quotation. |
| v. (communication) | 3. cite, quote | repeat a passage from.; "He quoted the Bible to her" |
| ~ ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | to say, state, or perform again.; "She kept reiterating her request" |
| ~ quote, cite | refer to for illustration or proof.; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" |
| ~ misquote | quote incorrectly.; "He had misquoted the politician" |
| v. (communication) | 4. quote | name the price of.; "quote prices for cars" |
| ~ underquote | quote a price lower than that quoted by (another seller). |
| ~ give | convey or reveal information.; "Give one's name" |
| v. (communication) | 5. cite, quote | refer to for illustration or proof.; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" |
| ~ quote, cite | repeat a passage from.; "He quoted the Bible to her" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| v. (communication) | 6. quote | put quote marks around.; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" |
| ~ punctuate, mark | insert punctuation marks into. |
| bet | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. bet, stake, stakes, wager | the money risked on a gamble. |
| ~ gamble | money that is risked for possible monetary gain. |
| ~ jackpot, kitty, pot | the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker). |
| ~ ante | (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot. |
| ~ kitty, pool | the combined stakes of the betters. |
| ~ pool | any communal combination of funds.; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
| n. (act) | 2. bet, wager | the act of gambling.; "he did it on a bet" |
| ~ gambling, gaming, play | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).; "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" |
| ~ daily double | a single bet on two horse races in the same day. |
| ~ exacta, perfecta | a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order. |
| ~ parimutuel | betting where winners share the total amount wagered. |
| ~ parlay | a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers. |
| ~ place bet | a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second. |
| ~ superfecta | a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order. |
| v. (communication) | 3. bet, wager | maintain with or as if with a bet.; "I bet she will be there!" |
| ~ forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| v. (competition) | 4. bet, play, wager | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| ~ gamble | play games for money. |
| ~ bet on, gage, game, stake, punt, back | place a bet on.; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
| ~ play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| ~ play | make bets.; "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville" |
| ~ raise | bet more than the previous player. |
| ~ see | match or meet.; "I saw the bet of one of my fellow players" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| ~ rely, trust, swear, bank | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
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