Deploy vs. Ploy — What's the Difference?

To position (troops) in readiness for combat, as along a front or line.

A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage

To bring (forces or material) into action.

An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver

To base (a weapons system) in the field.

A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

To distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically.

Sport; frolic.

To put into use or action

(obsolete) Employment.

To be or become deployed.

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

To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.

Sport; frolic.

To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; - the opposite of deploy.

(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

Deployment.

A maneuver in a game or conversation

To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; - the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle.

To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to be ready to for action or use.

The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.

Place troops or weapons in battle formation

To distribute systematically or strategically;