gambit

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɡæmbɪt/

Definition of gambit

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
    “Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.”
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noun

  1. An opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
    “Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.”
  2. Any ploy or stratagem.
    “Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.”
    “The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.”
    “An opening sequence, featuring a de-aged Ford playing a younger Indy, is a bold and nostalgic gambit, offering a glimpse of what you've missed.”
  3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

verb

  1. (transitive)To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

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Etymology

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.

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