BET ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Place a bet on

Example:

I'm betting on the new horse

Synonyms:

back; bet on; gage; game; punt; stake

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "bet on" is one way to...):

bet; play; wager (stake on the outcome of an issue)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bet on"):

ante (place one's stake)

double up; parlay (stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s on something