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ply
1[plahy]
verb (used with object)
to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use.
to ply the needle.
to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily.
to ply a trade.
Synonyms: ,to treat with or apply to (something) repeatedly (often followed bywith ).
to ply a fire with fresh fuel.
to assail persistently.
to ply horses with a whip.
to supply with or offer something pressingly to.
to ply a person with drink.
to address (someone) persistently or urgently, as with questions, solicitations, etc.; importune.
to pass over or along (a river, stream, etc.) steadily or on a regular basis.
boats that ply the Mississippi.
verb (used without object)
to run or travel regularly over a fixed course or between certain places, as a boat, bus, etc.
to perform one's work or office busily or steadily.
to ply with the oars; to ply at a trade.
ply
2[plahy]
noun
plural
pliesverb (used with object)
British Dialect.to bend, fold, or mold.
verb (used without object)
Obsolete.to bend, incline, or yield.
ply
1/ ɪ /
verb
to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc)
to manipulate or wield (a tool)
to sell (goods, wares, etc), esp at a regular place
(usually foll by with) to provide (with) or subject (to) repeatedly or persistently
he plied us with drink the whole evening
to ply a horse with a whip
he plied the speaker with questions
(intr) to perform or work steadily or diligently
to ply with a spade
(also intr) (esp of a ship) to travel regularly along (a route) or in (an area)
to ply between Dover and Calais
to ply the trade routes
ply
2/ ɪ /
noun
a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc
( in combination )
four-ply
a thin sheet of wood glued to other similar sheets to form plywood
one of the strands twisted together to make rope, yarn, etc
verb
to twist together (two or more single strands) to make yarn
Other 51Թ Forms
- plyingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ply1
Origin of ply2
Example Sentences
Will he follow the lead of so many other Scottish players and ply his trade abroad?
As mouse-eared pilgrims plied the sidewalks outside, the party faithful — meeting several long blocks from Disneyland — engaged in their own bit of escapism and magical thinking.
In 2020 he moved to play in Scotland and was still plying his trade north of the border when, on 18 September, he was arrested at his home in Gourock, near Glasgow.
Tammy said she was one of a number of girls who were driven to the racing in a limo and plied with alcohol throughout the day.
Rahm might ply his trade on the 54-hole LIV Golf circuit nowadays, but the 30-year-old remains a ferocious competitor who will have few problems in going the distance if his game is there.
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