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noun
An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any ploy or stratagem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A remark intended to open a conversation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chess move
noun
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ploy, stratagem
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
noun
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ploy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remark, comment, input
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kh2em- Proto-Indo-European *kh2emp- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *kh2empeh2 Proto-Hellenic *kampā́ Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ)bor. Late Latin gamba Italian gamba Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -etto Italian gambettobor. English gambit Borrowed from Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”), from gamba (“leg”) + -etto (diminutive suffix). First attested in 1656.
Across languages
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