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ploy
Overview of noun ploy
The noun ploy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. gambit, ploy -- (an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)
2. ploy, gambit, stratagem -- (a maneuver in a game or conversation)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ploy
2 senses of ploy
Sense 1
gambit, ploy
=> remark, comment
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
ploy, gambit, stratagem
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> move
=> decision, determination, conclusion
=> choice, selection, option, pick
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun ploy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ploy
2 senses of ploy
Sense 1
gambit, ploy
=> remark, comment
Sense 2
ploy, gambit, stratagem
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
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Domain of noun ploy
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Familiarity of noun ploy
ploy used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun ploy
2 senses of ploy
Sense 1
gambit, ploy
> remark, comment
=> ad-lib
=> courtesy
=> gambit, ploy
=> obiter dictum, passing comment
=> mention, reference
=> observation, reflection, reflexion
=> rib
=> wisecrack, crack, sally, quip
=> shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
=> conversation stopper, stopper
=> platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
=> zinger
Sense 2
ploy, gambit, stratagem
> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> parking
=> device, gimmick, twist
=> feint
=> footwork
=> ploy, gambit, stratagem
=> ruse, artifice
=> measure, step
Meronyms of noun ploy
2 senses of ploy
Holonyms of noun ploy
Grep of noun ploy
employ
ploy
ployurethan
Grep of verb ploy
deploy
employ
redeploy
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