| Front | ply |
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| Back | verb, noun BrE /plaɪ/NAmE /plaɪ/ verb (plies, ply•ing, plied, plied) 1 [intransitive, transitive] (literary or IndE) (of ships, buses, etc.) to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular places+ adv./prep.Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island. The train plies twice a day between Paris and Madrid. Buses ply regularly to and from these places.~ sth canals plied by gondolas and steam boats ships plying the route between Tripoli and Malta 2 [transitive] ~ sth (formal) to use a tool, especially in a skilful wayThe tailor delicately plied his needle. ply your ˈtrade to do your work or businessThis is the restaurant where he plied his trade as a cook. Drug dealers openly plied their trade in front of children. ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness (BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do businesstaxis plying for hire outside the theatre ˈply sb with sth 1 to keep giving sb large amounts of sth, especially food and/or drinkShe plied us with tea and cake. 2 to keep asking sb questionsHe plied me with questions from the moment he arrived. noun [uncountable] (especially in compounds)a measurement of wool, rope, wood, etc. that tells you how thick it isfour-ply knitting yarn |
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