brave; ready to go on fighting; ready and willing; a form of play, sport, especially with rules, e.g. tennis, football, cards
brave, willing
Cases of word usage
1) an outdoor game played with a bat and ball, by two teams of nine players each, on a large, diamond-shaped field (base balls)
2) an indoor game played by two teams of five players who try to throw a large ball into high baskets fixed at each end of the court (basketball)
3) a game in which a large bowl is rolled across grass (bowls)
4) a game in which a word is guessed after each syllable of it has bee suggested by acting a little play (charade)
5) acting in a just and honest way; in accordance with justice or the rules (of a game etc) (fair)
6) a game played by two teams of eleven players who kick a round ball (a football) into goals at each end of the field (a football pitch) (football)
7) a game during which players hit small, hard balls (with golf-clubs) into holes on land (called a golf-course or golf-links) (golf)
8) to start a game (kick-off)
9) a kind of long-tailed game bird (pheasant)
10) a person who plays a game (player)