ALL meanings of gambit
gam·bit
G g - noun gambit (in chess) an opening in which a player makes a sacrifice, typically of a pawn, for the sake of some compensating advantage. 1
- noun gambit Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece. 1
- noun gambit any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage. 1
- noun gambit a remark made to open or redirect a conversation. 1
- noun Technical meaning of gambit (language) A variant of Scheme R3.99 supporting the future construct of Multilisp by Marc Feeley <[email protected]>. Implementation includes optimising compilers for Macintosh (with Toolbox and built-in editor) and Motorola 680x0 Unix systems and HP300, BBN GP100 and NeXT. Version 2.0 conforms to the IEEE Scheme standard. Gambit used PVM as its intermediate language. Mailing list: [email protected] 1
- noun gambit chess: opening 1
- noun gambit manoeuvre 1
- countable noun gambit A gambit is an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage in a situation or game. 0
- countable noun gambit A gambit is a remark which you make to someone in order to start or continue a conversation with them. 0
- noun gambit an opening move in which a chessman, usually a pawn, is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position 0
- noun gambit an opening comment, manoeuvre, etc, intended to secure an advantage or promote a point of view 0
- noun gambit an opening in which a pawn or other piece is sacrificed to get an advantage in position 0
- noun gambit an opening maneuver, action, or remark intended to gain an advantage or to offer an opinion 0