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ALL meanings of ploy

ploy
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  • noun ploy plan, strategy 1
  • noun ploy a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage. 1
  • verb with object ploy Military Archaic. to move (troops) from a line into a column. Compare deploy. 1
  • verb without object ploy Military Archaic. to move from a line into a column. 1
  • countable noun ploy A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves. 0
  • noun ploy a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit 0
  • noun ploy any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied 0
  • noun ploy a frolic, escapade, or practical joke 0
  • noun ploy an action or maneuver intended to outwit or disconcert another person 0
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