(poker, intransitive, rare) to ante up

A price or cost, as in up the ante. / (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.

To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up. / To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

(non-productive) Prior to in time. / (non-productive) In front of in space. / (anatomy) anterior

A surname.

A Filipino amulet or talisman.

plural of anting-anting

(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.

present participle of ante in

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante in