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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. 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…

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

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. Define ploy. ploy synonyms, ploy pronunciation, ploy translation, English dictionary definition of ploy. n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure...

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

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

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

  11. ploy meaning, definition, what is ploy: a clever and dishonest way of tricking s...: Learn more.

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