Catch and Ploy

Catch

Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

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Ploy and catch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Catch". informal substitute

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Catch and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

old	old catch	old ploy
good	good catch	good ploy
elaborate	elaborate catch	elaborate ploy
better	better catch	better ploy
Other adjectives: similar, typical, common, successful, little, bad, main, famous, desperate, latest.

Not only was the whole skit a ploy to catch Seija (which worked), Nue revealed herself as Mamizou for no reason at all.

Source: Fan Fic / Touhou M-1 Grand Prix
However, this turns out to be a ploy to catch H'el off guard and poison him with kryptonite.

Source: Comic Book / H'el on Earth
He was binding the Shardblade collected from Taln as part of a ploy to catch Amaram in a lie.

Source: Literature / Words of Radiance

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