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Definitions for Ploy

[1] a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
[2] Military Archaic . to move (troops) from a line into a column. Compare deploy.
[3] Military Archaic . to move from a line into a column.
[4] a manoeuvre or tactic in a game, conversation, etc; stratagem; gambit
[5] any business, job, hobby, etc, with which one is occupied angling is his latest ploy
[6] mainly British a frolic, escapade, or practical joke

Words related to Ploy

maneuver, tactic, stratagem, ruse, subterfuge, device, scheme, dodge, play, move, feint, contrivance, artifice, wile, gambit

Words nearby Ploy

plowboy, plowman, plowright, plowshare, plowter, ploy, plp, plr, plss, plu, plu.

Origin of Ploy

1475–85; earlier ploye to bend < Middle French ployer (French plier ) < Latin plicāre to fold, ply2; see deploy

Other words from Ploy

coun·ter·ploy , noun

Word origin for Ploy

C18: originally Scot and northern English, perhaps from obsolete n sense of employ meaning an occupation

Synonyms for Ploy

device, maneuver, ruse, scheme, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, artifice, contrivance, dodge, feint, gambit, move, play, wile