ploy

Noun
Synonyms: gambitstratagem

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speakerSynonyms: gambit
  2. a maneuver in a game or conversationSynonyms: gambitstratagem
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ploy \Ploy\, n. Sport; frolic. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]
Ploy \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. [1913 Webster]
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