sevens

/ˈsɛvənz/
noun
  1. A form of rugby with seven players on each team, played on a full-size field.
    • Rugby sevens is an exciting, fast-paced sport featured in the Olympics.
    • The sevens tournament attracted teams from all over the world.
    • She plays sevens for her university team every weekend.
  2. A card game in which players try to get rid of their cards by playing sevens or building sequences from sevens.
    • We spent the rainy afternoon playing sevens with the family.
    • She taught me how to play sevens during our camping trip.
    • In the game of sevens, the player with the seven of hearts usually starts.
  3. The plural form of seven, referring to the number seven multiple times or the digit 7.
    • The lottery ticket had three sevens in a row.
    • The scoreboard showed two sevens, meaning the game was tied.
    • He wrote a row of sevens on the chalkboard.
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