PARLAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("parlay" is a kind of...):

bet; wager (the act of gambling)

Present simple: I / you / we / they parlay ... he / she / it parlays

Past simple: parlayed

Past participle: parlayed

-ing form: parlaying

Meaning:

Stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

Synonyms:

double up; parlay

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "parlay" is one way to...):

back; bet on; gage; game; punt; stake (place a bet on)

Sentence frames:

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