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(plaɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense plies, present participle plying, past tense, past participle plied
1. verb
If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it.
Elsie, who had been told that Maria wasn't well, plied her with food. [VERB noun + with]
The poor man was plied with drink at a dinner party. [VERB noun with noun]
2. verb
If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions.
Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay. [VERB noun + with]
Synonyms: bombard, press, harass, besiege More Synonyms of ply
3. verb
If you ply a trade, you do a particular kind of work regularly as your job, especially a kind of work that involves trying to sell goods or services to people outdoors.
...the market traders noisily plying their wares. [VERB noun]
It's illegal for unmarked mini-cabs to ply for hire. [VERB + for]
4. verb
If a ship, aircraft, or vehicle plies a route, it makes regular journeys along that route.
Eighteen boats plied the 1,000 miles of river along a trading route. [VERB noun]
The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands. [VERB preposition]
Synonyms: travel, go, ferry, shuttle More Synonyms of ply
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-ply

(-plaɪ)
combining form [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use -ply after a number to indicate how many pieces are twisted together to make a type of wool, thread, or rope.
You need 3 balls of any 4-ply knitting wool.

ply in British English 1

(plaɪ)
verbWord forms: plies, plying or plied (mainly tr)
1. 
to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc)
2. 
to manipulate or wield (a tool)
3. 
to sell (goods, wares, etc), esp at a regular place
4. (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
she plied the speaker with questions
5. (intransitive)
to perform or work steadily or diligently
to ply with a spade
6. (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
Word origin
C14 plye, short for aplye to apply

ply in British English 2

(plaɪ)
nounWord forms: plural plies
1. 
a. 
a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc
b. 
(in combination)
four-ply
2. 
a thin sheet of wood glued to other similar sheets to form plywood
3. 
one of the strands twisted together to make rope, yarn, etc
verb (transitive)
4. 
to twist together (two or more single strands) to make yarn
Word origin
C15: from Old French pli fold, from plier to fold, from Latin plicāre

ply in American English 1

(plaɪ)
verb transitiveWord forms: plied or ˈplying
1. 
to do work with; wield or use (a tool, faculty, etc.), esp. with energy
2. 
to work at (a trade)
3. 
to address (someone) urgently and constantly (with questions, etc.)
4. 
to keep supplying (with gifts, food, drink, etc.)
5. 
to sail regularly back and forth across
boats ply the channel
verb intransitive
6. 
to keep busy or work (at something or with a tool, etc.)
7. 
to travel regularly (between places)
said of ships, buses, etc.
8.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
to steer a course
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈhandle
Word origin
ME plien, aphetic for applien, apply

ply in American English 2

(plaɪ)
verb transitiveWord forms: plied or ˈplying
1.  Rare
to bend, twist, fold, or mold
verb intransitive
2.  Obsolete
to bend or submit
nounWord forms: plural plies
3. 
a single thickness, fold, or layer, as of doubled cloth, plywood, etc.
4. 
one of the twisted strands in rope, yarn, etc.
5. 
a. 
the state of being bent or twisted
b. 
bias or inclination
adjective
6. 
having (a specified number of) layers, thicknesses, or strands
usually in hyphenated compounds
three-ply
Word origin
ME plien < OFr plier < L plicare, to fold < IE base *plek-, to entwine > flax

Examples of 'ply' in a sentence
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Football fans would lose out if a salary cap caused footballers to ply their trade in other countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Football fans would lose out if a salary cap caused footballers to ply their tradein other countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They ended up paying salaries for players who were plying their trade at other clubs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many of the best players in the world now ply their trade in this country.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His portrait hangs from a modern art statue opposite where other fruit sellers are still plying their trade.
The Sun (2011)
The beach was deserted but for a few locals and the two sets of fishermen who still ply their trade at sea.
The Sun (2014)
No other people have plied these trade routes quite so extensively as the Armenians.
Marsden, Philip The Crossing-Place (1993)
Of course, many ships will be plying the same ports.
The Sun (2009)
There are hundreds of English players plying their trade in the lower leagues.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They play a European style of football and have a number of players who ply their trade across the continent.
The Sun (2009)
But the melting ice offers a glimmer of commercial viability and, today, a growing number of commercial ships ply the passage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Perhaps that is no surprise when you consider the number of foreign players and managers now plying their trade in the Premier League.
The Sun (2009)

In other languages
ply

British English: ply VERB
to ply sb with sth If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it.
He wasn't well, so she plied him with food.
  • American English: ply
  • Brazilian Portuguese: exercer
  • Chinese: 不断供给
  • European Spanish: atiborrar
  • French: gaver
  • German: reichlich versorgen mit
  • Italian: riempire
  • Japanese: どんどん加える
  • Korean: 퍼 주다
  • European Portuguese: exercer
  • Latin American Spanish: atiborrar

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All related terms of 'ply'

two-ply
made of two thicknesses, layers , or strands
cross-ply
(of a motor tyre ) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running diagonally to stiffen the sidewalls
three ply
three-stranded knitting wool
radial-ply
(of a motor tyre ) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running radially to enable the sidewalls to be flexible
bias (ply) tire
a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
radial (ply) tire
a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread : it provides better handling , etc. than a bias ply tire

Chinese translation of 'ply'

ply

(plaɪ)

vt

  1. (= offer)
    to ply sb with food/drink 反复(復)给(給)某人食物/饮(飲)料 (fǎnfù gěi mǒurén shíwù/yǐnliào)
  2. (= bombard)
    to ply sb with questions 向某人问(問)个(個)不休 (xiàng mǒurén wèn gè bùxiū)
  3. [tool] 使用 (shǐyòng)
  4. [ship, aircraft, vehicle] [route] 定期来(來)回 (dìngqī láihuí)

vi

  1. to ply between ... and ... [ship, aircraft, vehicle] 在 ... 和 ... 之间(間)定期来(來)回 (zài ... hé ... zhījiān dìngqī láihuí)

n (c)

  1. [of wool, rope] 股 (gǔ)
    to ply one's trade 从(從)事自己的工作 (cóngshì zìjǐ de gōngzuò)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to provide (with) or subject (to) persistently
Elsie plied her with food and drink.
Synonyms
provide
I will be happy to provide you with a copy of the report.
They did not provide any food.
supply
an agreement to supply the library with new computers
shower
She showered gifts on us.
She was showered with emeralds and sapphires.
lavish
The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.
regale
On Sunday evenings we were usually regaled with a roast dinner.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to provide (with) or subject (to) persistently
Giovanni plied him with questions.
Synonyms
bombard
The media bombards us with images of celebrity culture.
press
The trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.
harass
besiege
She was besieged by the press and the public.
beset
assail
He was assailed by a young man.
importune (formal)
beggars importuning passers-by
3 (verb) 
Definition
to work at (a job or trade)
streetmarkets with stallholders plying their trade
Synonyms
work at
follow
I think we're being followed.
exercise
She exercises two or three times a week.
pursue
Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the summit.
carry on
practise
He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.
4 (verb) 
Definition
(of a ship) to travel regularly along (a route)
The brightly-coloured boats ply between the islands.
Synonyms
travel
You can travel to Helsinki tomorrow.
go
It took us an hour to go three miles.
ferry
They ferried in more soldiers to help with the search.
shuttle
They have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.
5 (verb) 
Definition
to use (a tool)
With startling efficiency, the chef plied his knives.
Synonyms
use
Officials used loud-hailers to call for calm.
handle
One report said the aircraft would become difficult to handle.
employ
the approaches and methods we employed in this study
swing
She was swinging a bottle by its neck.
manipulate
complex tasks such as hanging 90 feet in the air trying to manipulate a mechanical arm
wield
She appeared at the door, wielding a new walking stick.
utilize
Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques.
(noun) 
Definition
a layer or thickness, such as of fabric or wood
The plastic surfaces are covered with teak ply.
Synonyms
thickness
leaf
He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.
sheet
I was able to fit it all on one sheet.
layer
A fresh layer of snow covered the street.
fold
Make another fold and turn the ends together.
strand

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assail
Definition
to attack violently
He was assailed by a young man.
Synonyms
attack,
charge,
assault,
invade,
set about,
beset,
fall upon,
set upon,
lay into (informal),
maltreat,
belabour
in the sense of beset
Definition
to surround or attack from all sides
Synonyms
attack,
surround,
enclose,
encompass,
besiege,
encircle,
assail,
hem in,
environ
in the sense of besiege
Definition
to overwhelm, as with requests
She was besieged by the press and the public.
Synonyms
harass,
worry,
trouble,
harry,
bother,
disturb,
plague,
hound,
hassle (informal),
badger,
pester,
importune (formal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
beleaguer

Nearby words of
ply

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  • plush
  • plutocrat
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  • po-faced
  • poach
  • pochard

Synonyms of 'ply'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of employ
Definition
to use as a means
the approaches and methods we employed in this study
Synonyms
use,
apply,
exercise,
exert,
make use of,
utilize,
ply,
bring to bear,
put to use,
bring into play,
avail yourself of
in the sense of exercise
Definition
to practise using in order to develop or train
She exercises two or three times a week.
Synonyms
train,
work out,
practise,
drill,
keep fit,
inure,
do exercises
in the sense of ferry
Definition
to transport (passengers or goods) on a regular basis
They ferried in more soldiers to help with the search.
Synonyms
transport,
bring,
carry,
ship,
take,
run,
shuttle,
convey,
chauffeur
in the sense of fold
Definition
a mark, crease, or hollow made by folding
Make another fold and turn the ends together.
Synonyms
crease,
turn,
gather,
bend,
layer,
overlap,
wrinkle,
pleat,
ruffle,
furrow,
knife-edge,
double thickness,
folded portion
in the sense of follow
Definition
to go or come after
I think we're being followed.
Synonyms
pursue,
track,
dog,
hunt,
chase,
shadow,
tail (informal),
trail,
hound,
stalk,
run after
in the sense of go
Definition
to move or proceed to or from a place
It took us an hour to go three miles.
Synonyms
move,
travel,
advance,
journey,
proceed,
pass,
fare (archaic),
set off
in the sense of handle
Definition
to hold, move, operate, or touch with the hands
One report said the aircraft would become difficult to handle.
Synonyms
control,
manage,
direct,
operate,
guide,
use,
steer,
manipulate,
manoeuvre,
wield
in the sense of importune
Definition
to harass with persistent requests
beggars importuning passers-by
Synonyms
pester,
press,
plague,
hound,
harass,
besiege,
badger,
beset,
solicit,
dun,
lay siege to,
entreat
in the sense of lavish
Definition
to give or spend very generously or in great quantities
The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.
Synonyms
shower,
pour,
heap,
deluge,
dissipate
in the sense of layer
Definition
a single thickness of something, such as a cover or a coating on a surface
A fresh layer of snow covered the street.
Synonyms
covering,
film,
cover,
sheet,
coating,
coat,
blanket,
mantle,
dusting

Additional synonyms

in the sense of leaf
Definition
one of the sheets of paper in a book
He flattened the wrappers and put them between the leaves of his book.
Synonyms
page,
sheet,
folio
in the sense of manipulate
Definition
to handle or use skilfully
complex tasks such as hanging 90 feet in the air trying to manipulate a mechanical arm
Synonyms
work,
use,
operate,
handle,
employ,
wield
in the sense of practise
Definition
to work at (a profession)
He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.
Synonyms
work at,
pursue,
carry on,
undertake,
specialize in,
ply your trade
in the sense of press
Definition
to force or compel
The trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.
Synonyms
urge,
force,
beg,
petition,
sue,
enforce,
insist on,
compel,
constrain,
exhort (formal),
implore,
enjoin,
pressurize,
entreat,
importune (formal),
supplicate
in the sense of pursue
Definition
to follow the guidelines of (a plan or policy)
Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the summit.
Synonyms
engage in,
follow,
perform,
conduct,
wage,
tackle,
take up,
work at,
carry on,
practise,
participate in,
prosecute,
ply,
go in for,
apply yourself to
in the sense of regale
Definition
to provide with abundant food or drink
On Sunday evenings we were usually regaled with a roast dinner.
Synonyms
serve,
refresh,
ply,
wine and dine,
supply lavishly
in the sense of sheet
Definition
a thin piece of material such as paper or glass, usually rectangular
I was able to fit it all on one sheet.
Synonyms
page,
leaf,
folio,
piece of paper
in the sense of shower
Definition
to present (someone) with things liberally
She showered gifts on us.She was showered with emeralds and sapphires.
Synonyms
inundate,
load,
heap,
lavish,
pour,
deluge
in the sense of shuttle
Definition
to travel back and forth
They have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.
Synonyms
go back and forth,
commute,
go to and fro,
alternate,
ply,
shunt,
seesaw
in the sense of supply
Definition
to provide with something required
an agreement to supply the library with new computers
Synonyms
provide,
give,
furnish,
produce,
stock,
store,
grant,
afford,
contribute,
yield,
come up with,
outfit,
endow,
purvey,
victual

Additional synonyms

in the sense of swing
Definition
to wave (a weapon, etc) in a sweeping motion
She was swinging a bottle by its neck.
Synonyms
brandish,
wave,
shake,
flourish,
wield,
dangle
in the sense of utilize
Definition
to make practical or worthwhile use of
Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques.
Synonyms
use,
employ,
deploy,
take advantage of,
resort to,
make the most of,
make use of,
put to use,
bring into play,
have recourse to,
avail yourself of,
turn to account
in the sense of wield
Definition
to handle or use (a weapon or tool)
She appeared at the door, wielding a new walking stick.
Synonyms
brandish,
flourish,
manipulate,
swing,
use,
manage,
handle,
employ,
ply
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