The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - gamblev.

1) risk, venture, hazard, bet, wager, stake, chance, speculate; play, game, Brit punt: I wouldn't gamble that he'll be on time. I go to Monte Carlo to gamble. 2) gamble on. back, bet or wager on, stake or put money on, take a chance or flier on, try one's luck or fortune on, lay or place or make a wager or bet on; count on, rely on: We gambled on the horse to win. I was gambling on his having forgotten the debt. --n. 3) chance, risk, venture; uncertainty, speculation, Colloq US crap-shoot: I had to take the gamble that the rope would hold. All of life is just a gamble. 4) bet, wager, stake, Brit punt: She took a gamble on number 14.