Princeton's WordNet

1. gambit, ploy(noun)

   an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

2. ploy, gambit, stratagem(noun)

   a maneuver in a game or conversation

3. gambit(noun)

   a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

Wiktionary

1. gambit(Noun)

   An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

   Her clever opening gambit gave her an advantage.

2. gambit(Noun)

   Any ploy or stratagem.

   Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

3. gambit(Noun)

   A remark intended to open a conversation.

Webster Dictionary

1. Gambit(noun)

   a mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position

• gambietAfrikaans
• حَرَكَه إفتتاحِيَّه في الشَّطْرَنْجArabic
• маневраBulgarian
• aberturaPortuguese (BR)
• gambitCzech
• das GambitGerman
• udspilDanish
• η πρώτη κίνηση σε παιχνίδιGreek
• gambitoSpanish
• (kahi)avangEstonian
• حرکت اول در شطرنج؛ گامبیFarsi
• pelinavausFinnish
• gambitFrench
• מַהֲלַך פְּתִיחָהHebrew
• शतरंज की चालHindi
• prvi potez u igri (šah)Croatian
• nyitás (sakkban)Hungarian
• gambit, cara/langkah pembukaan permainan caturIndonesian
• gambítur, upphafsleikurIcelandic
• gambettoItalian
• 先手Japanese
• 우세를 확보하려는 수, 선수Korean
• gambitasLithuanian
• gambīts (šahā)Latvian
• langkah umpanMalay
• gambietDutch
• utspill, gambitNorwegian
• otwarciePolish
• حرکت اول در شطرنج؛ گامبیPersian
• د شطرنج لوبی اوله حرکتPashto
• gambitoPortuguese
• gambitRomanian
• гамбитRussian
• gambit, prvý ťahSlovak
• začetna potezaSlovenian
• gambitSerbian
• spelöppning, gambitSwedish
• การเดินหมากรุกครั้งแรกThai
• ilk hamle, gambitTurkish
• (國際象棋)開局Chinese (Trad.)
• гамбітUkrainian
• پہلی چالUrdu
• sự thí quân để mở đường cho tướngVietnamese
• （下棋开局时）弃子，开局让棋法Chinese (Simp.)