PLY
\plˈa͡ɪ], \plˈaɪ], \p_l_ˈaɪ]\
Definitions of PLY
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(usually in combination) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
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one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
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use diligently; "ply your wits!"
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wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
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travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
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use diligently; "ply your wits!"
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wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
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travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
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(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
By Princeton University
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To bend.
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To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink.
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To employ diligently; to use steadily.
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To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
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To bend; to yield.
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To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports.
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To work to windward; to beat.
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A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
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Bent; turn; direction; bias.
By Oddity Software
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To bend.
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To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink.
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To employ diligently; to use steadily.
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To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
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To bend; to yield.
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To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports.
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To work to windward; to beat.
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A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
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Bent; turn; direction; bias.
By Noah Webster.
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To bend.
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To work at steadily; as, to ply a trade; use diligently or earnestly; as, to ply an oar; to urge insistently; as, to ply one with questions.
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To run regularly between two ports, as a boat; work steadily.
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A web, or layer, as in a carpet.
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Plied.
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Plying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To work at steadily: to urge.
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To work steadily: to go in haste: to make regular passages between two ports: (naut.) to make way against the wind:-pa.t. and pa.p. plied.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
