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ploys

ploys is the plural of ploy.

Meaning of ploy

Noun

ploy (countable and uncountable, plural ploys)

  1. A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
    • Near-synonyms: ruse, stratagem, device
    Synonyms:
    ruse, stratagem, device
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Sport; frolic.
  3. (obsolete) Employment.

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Phrases with ploys

Questions about ploys

What is ploys the plural of?
Ploys is the plural of ploy.

Words near ploys in the dictionary

  1. ployed
  2. ployes
  3. ploying
  4. ployment
  5. ployments
  6. ploys
  7. ployé
  8. plozasiran
  9. Ploče
  10. PLP
  11. plpf.

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