Gamble and Set

Gamble

Gamble verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.

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Set and gamble are semantically related. in take a chance on winning topic. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Gamble".

Nearby Words: gambler, gambling, gambled

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

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Gamble and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gamble" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

good	good gamble	good set
complete	complete gamble	complete set
small	small gamble	small set
entire	entire gamble	entire set
Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, final, unusual, double, last, younger.

way

gamble way

set way

When they found a rare train set that could net them up to $8,000, the crew puts it up for auction, noting it would be a major gamble.

Source: Series / American Pickers
When Mike loses his bankroll to Teddy KGB at the start of the film, Knish sets him up with a part-time job to help make ends meet, and tries to school Mike on how to set himself up to get by in life, and essentially how not to gamble with more than he can afford to lose.

Source: Film / Rounders
Deus ex Machina: How the Moreaus escape being put on trial for treason at the end of Cobra Gamble (though an example of the trope on paper, it doesn't really feel like one due to how the twist is set up).

Source: Literature / The Cobra Trilogy

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