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ploy
[ ploi ]
/ plɔɪ /
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noun
a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Military Archaic. to move from a line into a column.
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Origin of ploy
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coun·ter·ploy, nounWords nearby ploy
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British Dictionary definitions for ploy
ploy
/ (plɔɪ) /
noun
a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit
any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupiedangling is his latest ploy
mainly British a frolic, escapade, or practical joke
Word Origin for ploy
C18: originally Scot and northern English, perhaps from obsolete n sense of employ meaning an occupation
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