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ploy
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ploy  (ploi)
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 medicine, then sell it on the black market" (Jill Smolowe).

[Perhaps from employ, employment (obsolete).]

ploy
Noun
a manoeuvre designed to gain an advantage in a situation: a cheap political ploy [from obsolete noun sense of employ, meaning an occupation]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ploy - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
2.ploy - a maneuver in a game or conversation
tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end

ploy
Translations
ploy [plɔɪ] ntruco, estratagema

ploy [plɔɪ] nstratagème m

ploy [plɔɪ] nTrick m

ploy [plɔɪ] nstratagemma m

ploy
n ploy [ploi]
1 a plan; a manoeuvre She uses various ploys for getting her own way. plan حيلَه او مُناوَرَة في الحَديث لِخِداعِ المُنافِس маневра manévr kneb die List τέχνασμα truco, estratagema nüke ترفند metku stratagème תַּכסִיס व्यूह, व्यवहार का तरीका manevar,potez csíny, trükk rencana klækur, kænskubragð stratagemma 계획, 책략 gudrybė viltība; gājiens helah truc strategi, knep sztuczka estratagema stra­ta­gemă уловка manéver prijem, zvijača smicalica trick, knep กลวิธี hile, numara 手法,策略 трюк سازش، چال kế hoạch
2 a piece of business; a little task The children were off on some ploy of their own. takie عَمَل، مُهِمَّة بَسيطَه занимание činnost opgave die Angelegenheit απασχόληση tarea askeldus کاسبی touhu passe-temps תַרגִיל व्यवसाय pothvat,zamisao elfoglaltság urusan erindi attività, occupazione 仕事 사업, 일 reikalai darīšanas; nodarbība; darbiņš urusan onderneming ærend, oppgave zadanie, przedsięwzięcie assunto treabă занятие, дело činnosť podvig zanimacija påhitt, skoj, eskapad งาน 事情 заняття چھوٹا کام، چھوٹي تجارت công việc


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