gambit
/ˈɡæmbɪt/ verb C2- To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.
He/she/it gambits · Past gambited · Past participle gambited · -ing form gambiting
Verb forms
- Base form
- gambit
- He/she/it
- gambits
- Past
- gambited
- Past participle
- gambited
- -ing form
- gambiting
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