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Gambit   /gˈæmbɪt/   Listen
Gambit

noun
1.
An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.  Synonym: ploy.
2.
A maneuver in a game or conversation.  Synonyms: ploy, stratagem.
3.
A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position.





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"Gambit" Quotes from Famous Books



... she found that this arrangement no longer held good, Verinder having been melodramatically stabbed during her absence. And as no one knew, or would ever believe, that it was Damia and not herself who had remained at home you recognise a very pretty gambit of intrigue. Unfortunately, as I said above, the tension is not quite sustained, partly because the characters all behave in an increasingly foolish and improbable fashion (even for tales of this genre); partly because there is never sufficient uncertainty as to who it was ...
— Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, February 21st, 1917 • Various


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