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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



... out all about it already!" said she, still meekly, while Mr. Prohack was seeking the right gambit. "Please do tell me how," she added, disposing the folds of her short skirt ...
— Mr. Prohack • E. Arnold Bennett
... that gambit. "You're aw right," he cried, laying a grimy hand on Denton's grimy sleeve. "You're aw right. You're a ge'man. Sorry—very sorry. Wanted to tell ...
— Tales of Space and Time • Herbert George Wells


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