Definition of Ploy

1. Noun. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.

Exact synonyms: Gambit
Generic synonyms: Comment, Input, Remark

2. Noun. A maneuver in a game or conversation.

Definition of Ploy

1. n. Sport; frolic.

2. v. i. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy.

Definition of Ploy

1. Noun. A tactic, strategy, or gimmick. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ploy

1. to move from a line into column [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Ploy

1. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; the opposite of deploy. Origin: Prob. Abbrev. Fr. Deploy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ploy

plows into
plows on
plows through
plowshare
plowshares
plowtail
plowtails
plowter
plowtered
plowters
plowwoman
plowwomen
plowwright
plowwrights
plowzone
ploy (current term)
ployed
ploying
ployment
ploys
ployurethan
pls
plu
pluck
pluck at
pluck up
pluckable
plucked
plucker
pluckers

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