ploy Definition

gambit, stratagem, tactic, gimmick, ruse, trick, trickery, sleight, joke, cunning, maneuver, deception, expedient, hoax, mockery, thing, scam, scheme, manipulation, move, gag, cleverness, plot, guile, manoeuvre, loser, device, game, ingenuity, tip, passage, set, undertaking, stake, passing, show, venture, elbow, gambling, play, labourer, punk, manoeuvring, subterfuge, smokescreen, gamesmanship, machination, masterstroke, charade, propaganda, chicanery, trump card, disinformation, sophistry, strategem, dupe, opportunist, contrivance, shenanigan, fool, red herring, attempt, posturing, sham, discredit, gimmickry, stunt, bargaining chip, smacks, backfire, dirty tricks, bait and switch, eyewash, hogwash, stooge, put one over, pretext, greenmail, sleighty, saber rattling, excuse, sop, pawns, politicking, feint, wishful thinking, fig leaf, window dressing, euphemism, jigamaree, slyboots, copout, canard, thimblerig, scheming, coggery, psychological warfare, strategery, modus operandi, furphy,