gambit
About 0.38 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.
- noun Any ploy or stratagem.
Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.
- noun A remark intended to open a conversation.
- verb To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
Similar words
ploy stratagem exercise maneuver strategy battle tactic tack masterstroke manoeuvre
Often followed by
of in was is to that and for had
Word family
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