Definitions for ployplɔɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ployplɔɪ(n.)
a maneuver or stratagem to gain the advantage; ruse; subterfuge; gambit.
Origin of ploy:
1475–85; earlier ploye to bend < MF ployer (F plier) < L plicāre to fold
Princeton's WordNet
gambit, ploy(noun)
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
ploy, gambit, stratagem(noun)
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ploy(noun)ɔɪ
a slightly dishonest way of achieving sth
Is this another ploy to get me to take you out?
Wiktionary
ploy(Noun)
A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
The free t-shirt is really a ploy to get you in the door to see their sales pitch.
Webster Dictionary
Ploy(noun)
sport; frolic
Ploy(verb)
to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy
Translations for ploy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- planAfrikaans
- حيلَه او مُناوَرَة في الحَديث لِخِداعِ المُنافِسArabic
- маневраBulgarian
- estratagemaPortuguese (BR)
- manévrCzech
- die ListGerman
- knebDanish
- τέχνασμαGreek
- truco, estratagemaSpanish
- nükeEstonian
- ترفندFarsi
- juoniFinnish
- stratagèmeFrench
- תַּכסִיסHebrew
- व्यूह, व्यवहार का तरीकाHindi
- manevar, potezCroatian
- csíny, trükkHungarian
- rencanaIndonesian
- klækur, kænskubragðIcelandic
- stratagemmaItalian
- 策Japanese
- 책략Korean
- gudrybėLithuanian
- viltība; gājiensLatvian
- helahMalay
- trucDutch
- strategi, knepNorwegian
- sztuczkaPolish
- مانورPersian
- مانورPashto
- estratagemaPortuguese
- stratagemăRomanian
- уловкаRussian
- manéverSlovak
- prijem, zvijačaSlovenian
- smicalicaSerbian
- trick, knepSwedish
- กลวิธีThai
- hile, numaraTurkish
- 手法，策略Chinese (Trad.)
- трюкUkrainian
- سازش، چالUrdu
- kế hoạchVietnamese
- 手法，策略Chinese (Simp.)
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