Game and Lay

Game

Game noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: stand-up comedy is his game, and he's one of a handful of people making a decent living at it

Lay is a synonym for game in gambling topic. In some cases you can use "Lay" instead the word "Game" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Lay

Lay noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter

Game is a synonym for lay in gambling topic. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead the word "Lay" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as bet, give odds.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Common collocations

hook game hook lay hook
times game times lay times
mines game mines lay mines
monsters game monsters lay monsters
Other words: bets.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Uncharted This is humorously Lampshaded by Flynn in the second game, who states that Drake should "lay off the doughnuts".
  • Video Game / Shadow Man It's one of the most important places in the first game, since the gateways to The Five lay here.
  • Tabletop Game / Adeptus Evangelion They also posses a surprising late game trick that can (potentally)lay out enemies instantly at a cost.
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