Meaning of PLOY
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- [n] a maneuver in a game or conversation
- [n] an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
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| | Synonyms: | | gambit, gambit, stratagem |
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| | See Also: | | comment, maneuver, manoeuvre, remark, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ploy\, n.
Sport; frolic. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
\Ploy\, v. i. [Prob. abbrev. fr. deploy.] (Mil.)
To form a column from a line of troops on some designated
subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy. --Wilhelm.
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