Definitions
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: ruse, stratagem, device”
“The free T-shirt is really a ploy to get you inside to see their sales pitch.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Ruse”4 letters
02“Clever tactic”4 letters
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