ply

[US]/plaɪ/
[UK]/plaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. use continuously; fold, bend; engage in
vi. work hard; come and go regularly
n. thickness; layer; fold
Word Forms
Past Participleplied
Past Tenseplied
Present Participleplying
Third Person Singularplies
Pluralplies

Phrases & Collocations

plywood

multi-ply

Example Sentences

a sweater in four-ply acrylic.

small boats plying the Thames

The ship plies between London and Sydney.

the yarn can be any ply from two to eight.

a tailor delicately plying his needle.

ferries ply across a strait to the island.

There are plenty of taxis plying for hire outside the theatre.

The boat plies between the islands on a weekly schedule.

Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake.

plies the carpenter's trade.See Synonyms at handle

plies the baker's trade). See also Synonyms at touch ,treat

All manner of hawkers and street sellers were plying their trade.

plying a knife and fork with gusto); the term also applies to the regular and diligent engagement in a task or pursuit (

When the plyer ruins the fun,he always does so by refusing to play by the rules.

The shape of this kind of box, appearance that just has grown hip can add a few width and ply to the person, make a figure unapt thereby get malformation lankily long and thin.

Three-ply board includes set furniture, including a part is nailed with nail, should notice nailhole whether level off, the color of nailhole place and other part is consistent.

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