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ploy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gambit, stratagem |
| Type of | manoeuvre, maneuver, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre |
Examples of ploy
ploy
Boyd insists that his decision to close Hidden Valley is not a negotiating ploy.
From the stltoday.com
Brilliant marketing ploy for what appears to be a very lacklustre looking title.
From the metro.co.uk
Sadly, the cooperation was just a ploy, and North Korea now has nuclear weapons.
From the sacbee.com
Investigators believe that Smith used the same ploy with other victims'families.
From the philly.com
If this ends up being a bargaining ploy for leverage I don't like the price tag.
From the freep.com
At the beginning, using hyaluronic acid was a marketing ploy, Scott Pierce said.
From the kentucky.com
Whether each signing marathon is a ploy to polish his image is beside the point.
From the dispatch.com
It is a ploy and Stoke got out of the Championship almost purely on long throws.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
To overcome this problem, the Weinberg lab developed a genetic ploy using yeast.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Gambit: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
- A maneuver in a game or conversation
- Ploy (Thai: u0E1Eu0E25u0E2Du0E22) is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film premiered during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
- Ploy is an abstract strategy board game for two or four players, commercially released by 3M Company in 1970, as part of the 3M bookshelf game series. The game is said to have a "chess-like feel". As in chess, the game features several types of pieces, each with their own moving capabilities. The 3M game set includes a board and fifty pieces of various colors and shapes...
- A tactic, strategy, or gimmick
- A display of fake talent, intelligence or compassion performed in order to impress members of the opposite sex, and ultimately, to get laid. Men, particularly those on major sex droughts, are more likely to resort to ploys. ...
- A means of gaining competitive advantage through specific maneuvers designed to outwit competitors or opponents.
