gambit
/ˈɡæmbɪt/noun
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चाल, दाँव, शुरुआती पैंतरा
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a thing that somebody does, or something that somebody says at the beginning of a situation or conversation, intended to give them an advantage
चाल, दाँव, शुरुआती पैंतरा
- His opening gambit was to praise the minister.
- a clever political gambit
- Offering a free trial was the company's opening gambit to win customers.
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- His gambit of arriving early paid off, as he got the best seat.
- The minister's gambit failed to impress the opposition.
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a way of starting a game of chess in which a player gives up a piece in order to gain an advantage later
(शतरंज में) शुरुआती चाल जिसमें मोहरे की बलि दी जाए
- the Queen's Gambit
- The young player surprised his rival by opening with an unusual gambit.
- She tried the king's gambit in the first game of the tournament.
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- In chess, a gambit often involves giving up a pawn early.
- The grandmaster played an aggressive gambit against his younger rival.
AaSpelling
gam·bit
With -bit (not 'gambet').
अंत में -bit ('gambet' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
An opening gambit.
Collocation: an opening gambit (शुरुआती चाल, यानी बातचीत या खेल की शुरुआत में चली गई सोची-समझी चाल)। gambit मूल रूप से शतरंज का शब्द है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A calculated move at the start to gain an advantage is a gambit or ploy; a clever trick to deceive an enemy is a stratagem.
शुरुआत में लाभ पाने की सोची-समझी चाल gambit या ploy; शत्रु को धोखा देने की चतुर चाल stratagem।
General knowledge
Chess openings such as the Queen's Gambit and the King's Gambit.
शतरंज की शुरुआतें जैसे Queen's Gambit और King's Gambit।