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  2. us / plɔɪ / Add to word list. something that is done or said, often dishonestly, in order to get an advantage; a trick: a marketing ploy.

    • Ploy: Russian Translation

      PLOY translate: уловка . Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Ploy Spanish Translation

      PLOY translate: treta, estratagema, truco [masculine,...

    • Traditional

      PLOY translate: 計謀,策略;手法,花招. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Simplified

      PLOY translate: 计谋,策略;手法,花招. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  3. 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.

  4. something that is done or said in order to get an advantage, often dishonestly: There are various ploys we can use if necessary. [ + to infinitive ] He only said he had a meeting as a ploy to get her to leave. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plotting & trapping.

  5. Find 15 different ways to say PLOY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

  6. Synonyms of ploy. 1. : escapade, frolic. 2. a. : a tactic intended to embarrass or frustrate an opponent. b. : a devised or contrived move : stratagem. a ploy to get her to open the door Robert B. Parker.

  7. Example sentences containing ploy. 1. The politician's promise to lower taxes was just a ploy to gain more votes. 2. The chess player executed a brilliant ploy to trap their opponent's queen. 3. The marketing campaign used a clever ploy to create a sense of urgency among consumers. 4.

  8. 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.

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