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gam·bit
(găm′bĭt)n.
1. An opening in chess in which the player risks one or more minor pieces, usually a pawn, in order to gain a favorable position.
2. A maneuver, stratagem, or opening remark, especially one intended to bring about a desired result.
[Ultimately from Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto, act of tripping someone up in wrestling, from gamba, leg, from Old Italian; see gambol.]
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gambit
(ˈɡæmbɪt)n
1. (Chess & Draughts) chess an opening move in which a chessman, usually a pawn, is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position
2. an opening comment, manoeuvre, etc, intended to secure an advantage or promote a point of view
[C17: from French, from Italian gambetto a tripping up, from gamba leg]
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gam•bit
(ˈgæm bɪt)n.
1. an opening in chess in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
2. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; ploy.
3. a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
[1650–60; < French < Sp gambito or Italian gambetto (akin to Old French gambet, jambet) <gamb(a) leg]
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Noun | 1. | gambit - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker |
2. | gambit - a maneuver in a game or conversation | |
3. | gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position chess move - the act of moving a chess piece |
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gambit
noun tactic, move, policy, scheme, strategy, trick, device, manoeuvre, ploy, stratagem They said the plan was no more than a clever political gambit.
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Translations
إجْراء أو كلمة تَمْهيديَّهحَرَكَه إفتتاحِيَّه في الشَّطْرَنْج
gambitzahájení rozhovoru
åbningsbemærkningudspil
nyitás
gambítur, upphafsleikurupphafsleikur eîa -staîhæfing
gambitaspirmieji žodžiai
gambītssarunas ievads/uzsākšana
gambit
gambitgiriş sözüilk hamle
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gambit
n
(Chess) → Gambit nt
(fig) → (Schach)zug m; his favourite (Brit) or favorite (US) gambit was to … → was er am liebsten machte, war …; his opening gambit is … → er fängt eine Unterhaltung mit … an
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gambit
(ˈgӕmbit) noun1. a first move in a game, especially chess.
2. (usually opening gambit) a starting remark in a conversation.
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