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    ply
    [plī]
    noun
    ply (noun) · plies (plural noun)
    1. 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"
    2. short for plywood
    3. (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.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘fold’): from French pli ‘fold’, from the verb plier, from Latin plicare ‘to fold’.
    ply
    [plī]
    verb
    ply (verb) · plies (third person present) · plied (past tense) · plied (past participle) · plying (present participle)
    1. 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"
    2. (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"
    3. (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"
    Origin
    late Middle English: shortening of apply.
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    noun
    1. a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:
      layer
      thickness
      strand
      sheet
      leaf
      fold
      insertion
      verb
      1. work with (a tool, especially one requiring steady, rhythmic movements):
        use
        wield
        work
        employ
        operate
        utilize
        manipulate
        handle
        work with
      2. (of a vessel or vehicle) travel regularly over a route, typically for commercial purposes:
        travel
        shuttle
        commute
        go regularly
        travel regularly
        make regular journeys
        go back and forth
        • provide someone with (food or drink) in a continuous or insistent way:
          provide
          supply
          lavish
          shower
          regale
          load
          heap
          keep supplying

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        • To work with or at diligently; employ busily; use.
        • (Of ships, buses, etc.) to travel regularly along a particular route or between two particular places.
        • To carry on, pursue, or work at a job or trade.
        • To manipulate or wield a tool.
        • To sell goods or wares, especially at a regular place.
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        ply 1 [ plahy ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used with object), plied, ply·ing. to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use: to ply the needle.

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        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 places

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