Associations to the word «Ploy»

Wiktionary

PLOY, noun. A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
PLOY, noun. (UK) (Scotland) (dialect) Sport; frolic.
PLOY, verb. (military) To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

Dictionary definition

PLOY, noun. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker.
PLOY, noun. A maneuver in a game or conversation.

Wise words

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson