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ploy

/pl//Oi/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

    noun.communication

    Synonyms gambit

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a maneuver in a game or conversation

    noun.act

    Synonyms gambit stratagem

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. Sport; frolic.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of <i>deploy</i>.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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