gambit
Meaning of gambit
noun
- an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation.
his resignation was a tactical gambit
- (in chess) an opening move in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of a compensating advantage.
he tried the dubious Budapest gambit
mid 17th century: originally gambett, from Italian gambetto, literally ‘tripping up’, from gamba ‘leg’.
Information about gambit
- It is a name.
- The plural form of gambit is: gambits.
- Languages in which gambit is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of gambit
gam-bit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- gambit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gambit synonyms
Meaning ploy:
Meaning a plot or scheme:
Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:
Meaning a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something:
Meaning an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end:
Meaning an act that initiates or advances a process or plan:
Meaning a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim:
Meaning the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect:
Meaning an action intended to deceive someone; a trick:
Meaning a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone:
Meaning clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others:
Meaning a clever or amusing scheme, idea, or trick:
Meaning an act or an instance of obtaining something by persuasion or clever manipulation:
Translation of gambit
- Italian: stratagemma, tattica, espediente
- Spanish: estratagema
- German: List, Trick
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