PARLAYING Synonyms

• the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

• preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

• the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

• expose to a chance of loss or damage

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

• a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

• instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

• the money risked on a gamble

• a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground

• put at risk

• place a bet on

• mark with a stake

• tie or fasten to a stake

• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

• the act of gambling

• the money risked on a gamble

• stake on the outcome of an issue

• maintain with or as if with a bet

• bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

• share a room or a bed designed for only one person

• stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager