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Noun: ploy  ploy
  1. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
    - gambit
     
  2. A manoeuvre in a game or conversation
    - gambit, stratagem

Derived forms: ploys

Type of: comment, input, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], remark, tactical maneuver [US], tactical manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Ploy

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