- nounply (noun) · plies (plural noun)
- a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:"tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination"
- a strand of yarn or rope:"four-ply yarn"
- the number of layers or strands of which something is made:"the yarn can be any ply from two to eight"
- a reinforcing layer of fabric in a tire:"a six-ply whitewall tire"
- short for plywood
- (in game theory) the number of levels at which branching occurs in a tree of possible outcomes, typically corresponding to the number of moves ahead (in chess strictly half-moves ahead) considered by a computer program.
- a half-move (i.e. one player's move) in computer chess.
Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘fold’): from French pli ‘fold’, from the verb plier, from Latin plicare ‘to fold’.verbply (verb) · plies (third person present) · plied (past tense) · plied (past participle) · plying (present participle)- work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements):"a tailor delicately plying his needle"
- work steadily at (one's business or trade); conduct:"he plied a profitable export trade"
- (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes:"ferries ply across a strait to the island"
- travel over (a route) regularly for commercial purposes:"the motion of the big tug as it plied the Jersey coastline"
- (ply someone with)provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way:"a flight attendant who plied them with soft drinks"
- direct (numerous questions) at someone:"the presiding judge plied him with a series of absurd questions"
Originlate Middle English: shortening of apply.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements):
- (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes:
- provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way:
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- The verb "ply" has the following meanings:1234
- To work with or at diligently; employ busily; use.
- To carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily.
- To treat with or apply to something repeatedly.
- To assail persistently.
- (Literary or Indian English) (of ships, buses, etc.) to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular places.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.verb (used with object), plied, ply·ing. 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. to treat with or apply to (something) repeatedly (often followed by with): to ply a fire with fresh fuel. to assail persistently: to ply horses with a whip.www.dictionary.com/browse/plyDefinition of ply verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ply verb /plaɪ/ /plaɪ/ Verb Forms Idioms Phrasal Verbs [intransitive, transitive] (literary or Indian English) (of ships, buses, etc.) to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular placeswww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli…ply /plaɪ/ vb (plies, plying, plied) (mainly tr) 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 placewww.wordreference.com/definition/plyDefinition of ply verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary ply verb /plaɪ/ Verb Forms [intransitive, transitive] (literary) (of ships, buses, etc.) to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular places + adv./prep.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/a… Ply Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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