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ploy

noun
/plɔɪ/

Etymology

Possibly from a shortened form of employ or deploy. Or from earlier ploye, from Middle English, borrowed from Middle French ployer (compare modern plier), from Latin plicāre.

  1. derived from plicāre
  2. derived from ployer

Definitions

  1. A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

    • Near-synonyms: ruse, stratagem, device
    • The free T-shirt is really a ploy to get you inside to see their sales pitch.

  2. Sport

    Sport; frolic.

  3. Employment.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

      • Troops drawn up so as to show an extended front, with slight depth, are said to be deployed; when the depth is considerable and the front comparatively small, they are said to be in ployed formation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA