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залагам — meaning in English

zalagam

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English meaning

  • bet noun An agreement to risk money or something else on the outcome of an uncertain event.
  • hock noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
  • lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
  • pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • pledge verb To make a solemn promise to do something.
  • punt noun A long, flat-bottomed boat that is pushed along with a pole, often used on rivers for leisure.
  • stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
  • wager noun A bet or a stake placed on the outcome of something uncertain.

Senses

залагам is used for these senses in English:

  • bet (poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
  • hock (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
  • lay To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
  • pawn (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
  • place (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
  • pledge To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
  • punt (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK) To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
  • wager (transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.

bet — full definition

  1. noun An agreement to risk money or something else on the outcome of an uncertain event.
  2. verb To risk money or something valuable on the result of an event.
  3. verb To be confident or certain about something.
  4. intj Used to express agreement or acceptance, especially in casual speech.

hock — full definition

  1. noun The joint on the hind leg of an animal such as a horse, dog, or pig, roughly equivalent to an ankle.
  2. verb To pawn an item as security for a loan.
  3. noun A white wine from the Rhine region of Germany.

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