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As an adjective devious

is deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.

As a noun ploy is

a tactic, strategy, or gimmick.

As a verb ploy is

(military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

As nouns the difference between ploy and chicanery

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while chicanery is deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.

As a verb ploy

is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

As verbs the difference between ploy and circumvent

is that ploy is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision while circumvent is to avoid or get around something; to bypass.

As a noun ploy

is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick.

As nouns the difference between ploy and confound

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while confound is (statistics) a confounding variable.

As verbs the difference between ploy and confound

is that ploy is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision while confound is to confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.

Ploy is a related term of step.

As nouns the difference between ploy and step

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while step is stitch.

As a verb ploy

is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

Ploy is a related term of stroke.

As nouns the difference between ploy and stroke

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while stroke is an act of.

As verbs the difference between ploy and stroke

is that ploy is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision while stroke is to move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.

In military terms the difference between action and ploy

is that action is combat while ploy is to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

As nouns the difference between action and ploy

is that action is something done so as to accomplish a purpose while ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick.

As verbs the difference between action and ploy

is that action is to act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect while ploy is to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

As an interjection action

is demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.

Ploy is a related term of intrigue.

As verbs the difference between ploy and intrigue

is that ploy is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision while intrigue is .

As a noun ploy

is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick.

Ploy is a related term of device.

As nouns the difference between ploy and device

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while device is any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

As a verb ploy

is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.

Ploy is a related term of artifice.

As nouns the difference between ploy and artifice

is that ploy is a tactic, strategy, or gimmick while artifice is craftsman, artificer.

As a verb ploy

is (military) to form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.