1. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
   - ploy 
2. A manoeuvre in a game or conversation
   - ploy, stratagem 
3. A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

Derived forms: gambits

Type of: chess move, comment, input, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], remark, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Gambit

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