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ply

English

  1. 🔊 (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
  2. 🔊 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread
    “three-ply cord”
  3. 🔊 use diligently
    “ply your wits!”
  4. 🔊 wield vigorously
    “ply an axe”
  5. 🔊 join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
    “ply fabric”
  6. 🔊 travel a route regularly
    “Ships ply the waters near the coast”
  7. 🔊 apply oneself diligently
    “Ply one's trade”
  8. 🔊 give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
    “The hostess provided lunch for all the guests”

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