gambit

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɡæmbɪt/

Noun

gambit (plural gambits)

1. (chess) An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

   Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.

2. Any ploy or stratagem.

   Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

Translations

• French: gambit
• German: Gambit
• Italian: gambetto
• Portuguese: gambito
• Russian: гамби́т
• Spanish: gambito

Translations

• French: stratagème
• Portuguese: jogada, estratagema
• Russian: гамби́т
• Spanish: estratagema

Verb

gambit (gambits, present participle gambiting; past and past participle gambited)

1. (chess, transitive) To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

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