A playful or competitive activity that can be unstructured or described by a set of rules, often for entertainment or with a specific goal, and can also refer to a school subject, a particular instance of playing, what is gained, the number of points needed to win, a point awarded in card games, the equipment used, one's manner or style of playing, and can also refer to a video game.

(now rare) Lovemaking, flirtation.

(slang) Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)

(countable, informal, nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.

(countable, figurative) Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.

(countable, military) An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

(uncountable, informal, used mostly for men) The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.

(uncountable, slang) Mastery; the ability to excel at something.

(countable) A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.

(intransitive) To gamble.

(intransitive) To play card games, board games, or video games.

(transitive) To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

(transitive, seduction community, slang, of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

(colloquial) Willing and able to participate.

(of an animal) That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.

Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

(of a limb) Injured, lame.