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    ploy
    /plɔɪ/

    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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  2. PLOY definition: 1. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: 2. something…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of PLOY is escapade, frolic. How to use ploy in a sentence. escapade, frolic; a tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent; a devised or contrived move : stratagem…

  4. PLOY meaning: 1. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: 2. something…. Learn more.

  5. Definition of ploy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. 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. Discover More.

  7. 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. A politician might add amendments to a bill as a ploy to delay voting, or a hooligan might yell, "Fire!"

  8. A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves.

  9. PLOY definition: a slightly dishonest method used to try to achieve something: . Learn more.

  10. A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves.

  11. Ploy definition: An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver.