Found 4 items, similar to Gambit.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: gambit
gambit
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: gambit
gambit
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gambit
gambit
n 1: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the
speaker [syn:
ploy]
2: a maneuver in a game or conversation [syn:
ploy,
stratagem]
3: a chess move early in the game in which the player
sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous
position
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gambit
Gambit
\Gam"bit\, n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a
tripping up. See
Gambol, n.] (Chess Playing)
A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to
gain an attacking position.
[1913 Webster]