gambit
(noun)
noun
1. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
Similar word(s): ploy
Definition categories: communication, comment, input, remark
2. a maneuver in a game or conversation
Similar word(s): ploy, stratagem
Definition categories: act, maneuver, manoeuvre
3. a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
Definition categories: act
Sentences with gambit as a noun:
- Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.
- Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.