meaning of ply
1. To bend.
2. 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.
3. To employ diligently; to use steadily.
4. To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
5. To bend; to yield.
6. 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.
7. To work to windward; to beat.
8. A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
9. Bent; turn; direction; bias.
10. usually in combinations one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
Related Words
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