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ploy

/plɔɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
  2. Sport; frolic.
  3. Employment.
  4. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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