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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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        What does ply mean?, plied, ply·ing. to ply the needle. to ply a trade. to ply a fire with fresh fuel. to ply horses with a whip. to ply a person with drink. to address (someone) persistently or urgently, as with questions, solicitations, etc.; importune. boats that ply the Mississippi. , plied, ply·ing. to ply with the oars; to ply at a trade. , plural plies.

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        How many meanings does the verb ply have?There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb ply, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the verb ply? How is the verb ply pronounced? Where does the verb ply come from? The earliest known use of the verb ply is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

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        Where does the verb ply come from?The earliest known use of the verb ply is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ply is from before 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. ply is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

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        What does ply a trade mean?[VERB noun + with] 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]

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      3. The verb "ply" has several meanings:1234
        • 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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        Definition 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.

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        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 place

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