# sevens

Pronunciation: say "SEV-uhnz" /ˈsɛvn̩z/

## Noun

1. Plural of seven. — plural of seven
   - Simple: Plural of seven. Use this when you mean more than one seven.
   - _Gamblers love a row of lucky sevens on the slot machine._
   - _The page was covered with sloppy sevens that looked almost like ones._
2. A variant of rugby union played with seven players per side over shorter matches on a full-size field.
   - Simple: A fast form of rugby played with seven players on each team instead of fifteen.
   - _Fiji dominated international sevens for much of the last decade._
   - _The team switched from fifteens to sevens for the Olympic season._
3. A pair of seven-rank cards held in a hand of poker or another card game. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Two cards that are both sevens, held together in a card game.
   - _He slow-played his sevens and trapped the aggressive raiser._
   - _Calling a big raise with sevens felt risky, but she trusted her read._

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