'Gambit' definitions:

Definition of 'gambit'

(from WordNet)
noun
An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker [syn: gambit, ploy]
noun
A maneuver in a game or conversation [syn: ploy, gambit, stratagem]
noun
A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

Definition of 'Gambit'

From: GCIDE
  • Gambit \Gam"bit\, n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a tripping up. See Gambol, n.] (Chess Playing) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'gambit'

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