Definitions for Gambitˈgæm bɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam•bitˈgæm bɪt(n.)
an opening in chess in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
Category: Checkers and Chess
any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage; ploy.
a remark made to open or redirect a conversation.
Origin of gambit:
1650–60; < F < Sp gambito or It gambetto (akin to OF gambet, jambet) <gamb(a) leg
Princeton's WordNet
gambit, ploy(noun)
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
ploy, gambit, stratagem(noun)
a maneuver in a game or conversation
gambit(noun)
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
Wiktionary
gambit(Noun)
An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.
gambit(Noun)
Any ploy or stratagem.
Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
gambit(Noun)
A remark intended to open a conversation.
Webster Dictionary
Gambit(noun)
a mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position
Translations for Gambit
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gambit(noun)
a first move in a game, especially chess.
- gambietAfrikaans

- حَرَكَه إفتتاحِيَّه في الشَّطْرَنْجArabic

- маневраBulgarian

- aberturaPortuguese (BR)

- gambitCzech

- das GambitGerman

- udspilDanish

- η πρώτη κίνηση σε παιχνίδιGreek

- gambitoSpanish

- (kahi)avangEstonian

- حرکت اول در شطرنج؛ گامبیFarsi

- pelinavausFinnish

- gambitFrench

- מַהֲלַך פְּתִיחָהHebrew

- शतरंज की चालHindi

- prvi potez u igri (šah)Croatian

- nyitás (sakkban)Hungarian

- gambit, cara/langkah pembukaan permainan caturIndonesian

- gambítur, upphafsleikurIcelandic

- gambettoItalian

- 先手Japanese

- 우세를 확보하려는 수, 선수Korean

- gambitasLithuanian

- gambīts (šahā)Latvian

- langkah umpanMalay

- gambietDutch

- utspill, gambitNorwegian

- otwarciePolish

- حرکت اول در شطرنج؛ گامبیPersian

- د شطرنج لوبی اوله حرکتPashto

- gambitoPortuguese

- gambitRomanian

- гамбитRussian

- gambit, prvý ťahSlovak

- začetna potezaSlovenian

- gambitSerbian

- spelöppning, gambitSwedish

- การเดินหมากรุกครั้งแรกThai

- ilk hamle, gambitTurkish

- (國際象棋)開局Chinese (Trad.)

- гамбітUkrainian

- پہلی چالUrdu

- sự thí quân để mở đường cho tướngVietnamese

- (下棋开局时)弃子,开局让棋法Chinese (Simp.)

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