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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"
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)
4 days ago · 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.
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!" in a movie theater as a ploy to sneak his friends in.
/plɔɪ/ words or actions that are carefully planned to get an advantage over somebody else synonym manoeuvre. a clever marketing ploy. ploy to do something It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims. ploy for doing something a ploy for deflecting criticism. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Ploy definition: . See examples of PLOY used in a sentence.
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) Translations of ploy. in Chinese (Traditional) 計謀，策略, 手法，花招… See more.
Ploy definition, a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage. See more.
