ALL meanings of ploy
ploy
P p - noun ploy plan, strategy 1
- noun ploy a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage. 1
- verb with object ploy Military Archaic. to move (troops) from a line into a column. Compare deploy. 1
- verb without object ploy Military Archaic. to move from a line into a column. 1
- countable noun ploy A ploy is a way of behaving that someone plans carefully and secretly in order to gain an advantage for themselves. 0
- noun ploy a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit 0
- noun ploy any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied 0
- noun ploy a frolic, escapade, or practical joke 0
- noun ploy an action or maneuver intended to outwit or disconcert another person 0