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noun
- 1. a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage: "this was widely interpreted as a ploy to buy time in order to consolidate his position"
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PLOY definition: 1. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: 2. something…. Learn more.
PLOY meaning: 1. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: 2. something…. Learn more.
ploy noun. ˈplȯi. Synonyms of ploy. 1. : escapade, frolic. 2. a. : a tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent. b. : a devised or contrived move : stratagem. a ploy to get her to open the door. Robert B. Parker. Synonyms.
noun. 1. a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit. 2. any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied. angling is my latest ploy. 3. mainly British. a frolic, escapade, or practical joke. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of ploy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A ploy is a clever plan that helps you get what you want. A manipulative little girl might shed tears simply as a ploy to get her mother to buy her ice cream.
noun. a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit. any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied. angling is his latest ploy. a frolic, escapade, or practical joke.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use ploy in a sentence Is this just a ploy by the Islamic State—or the beginning of the road to retaking Mosul?
ploy. noun [ C ] uk / plɔɪ / us. Add to word list. a slightly dishonest method used to try to achieve something: [ + to do sth ] The phone call was just a ploy to get rid of her. (Definition of ploy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit. 2. any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied: angling is his latest ploy. 3. chiefly Brit a frolic, escapade, or practical joke. [C18: originally Scot and northern English, perhaps from obsolete n sense of employ meaning an occupation]