- gambit, ploy - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
--1 is a kind of remark, comment
- ploy, gambit, stratagem - a maneuver in a game or conversation
--2 is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
- gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
--3 is a kind of chess move