Associations to the word «Ploy»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.