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- DictionaryPloy/ploi/
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"
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…
PLOY meaning: 1. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: 2. something…. Learn more.
something that is done or said, often dishonestly, in order to get an advantage; a trick: a marketing ploy. (Definition of ploy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
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.
Definition of ploy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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]
Ploy definition: An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver.
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?
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)
