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. 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

plowing
plowland
plowlands
plowman
plowmen
plows
plowshare
plowshares
plowter
plowtered
plowters
plowwright
plow ahead
plow horse
ploy (current term)
ploy (current term)
ployed
ploying
ployment
ploys
ployurethan
PLP
plu
pluck
pluck
plucked
plucker
pluckers
pluckier
pluckiest

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