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to dice

to dice

4 4.8
To play a game for money by throwing small marked cubes
  • verb
  • /daɪs/
translation icon : jugar a los dados
  • But, well, you're really gonna roll the dice here, right?

Examples

  • So for hotel, we roll, we roll the dice and then we see, we see which hotel?

  • So I think I'm just going to roll the dice on messing with my kids lives.

  • You roll the dice, got to roll the dice and I'll make the dice.

  • Two men throw dice and banter with a serving maid.

  • And I'm now going to roll and reposition our dice like this.

  • For another, even if this last obstacle could be overcome, even if one were somehow able to choose to trust chance rather than one's reason, there would still rear up, for those afflicted, more paralyzing questions: Should I roll dice or toss a coin?

    Academic text (1995)

  • We decided to dice our way through the game night and took turns throwing the dice.

  • At the casino, players gathered around the table to dice and see who would win.

  • When we play Monopoly, I always enjoy the thrill of dicing for a chance to advance.

Synonyms

to play
vsto dice
495 4.2

Risk money by betting to try to win more

focuses on using small numbered cubes rather than just risking money
to gamble
vsto dice
142 3.0

To bet money on games or events hoping to win more

focuses on using small numbered cubes in those games rather than any game

Antonyms

to play it safe
42 3.4

Choose a careful option to avoid risks

Idioms

no dice
  • Informal
9.7

Not possible or allowed

Compounds

dice cup
1 3.3

A small cup used to shake and throw dice in games

dice box
6.3

A small open container for shaking dice before rolling them

dice roll
4.7

A choice with an uncertain result that may be risky

throw of the dice
6.5

A decision that depends mostly on chance

Surface Forms

dice infinitive
diced past
diced past participle
dicing present participle
dices third person singular

Etymology

Dice as a verb meaning 'to gamble' comes from the name of the small cubes used in games. People would play with those cubes, and 'to dice' came to mean risking money by gambling.