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The Meaning of ply
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(v. t.) To bend.
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(v. t.) To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink.
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(v. t.) To employ diligently; to use steadily.
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(v. t.) To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
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(v. i.) To bend; to yield.
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(v. i.) To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports.
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(v. i.) To work to windward; to beat.
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(v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
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(v.) Bent; turn; direction; bias.
Synonyms
bring home the bacon
,
append
,
furnish
,
cater
,
add
,
provide
,
allow for
,
supply
,
offer
,
allow
,
render
,
leave
,
run
,
issue
,
put up
,
course
,
operate
,
hunt
,
fly the coop
,
work
,
scat
,
run away
,
move
,
turn tail
,
range
,
guide
,
function
,
lead
,
lam
,
flow
,
melt down
,
track down
,
break away
,
head for the hills
,
extend
,
hunt down
,
endure
,
bunk
,
take to the woods
,
consort
,
execute
,
feed
,
bleed
,
carry
,
scarper
,
go
,
unravel
,
lean
,
play
,
die hard
,
race
,
pass
,
run for
,
black market
,
persist
,
incline
,
draw
,
hightail it
,
be given
,
prevail
,
campaign
,
tend
,
escape
,
ladder
,
melt
,
give
Homophones
plie
Rhymes
acidify
,
adl-tabatabai
,
ai
,
akai
,
alai
,
alibi
,
alkali
,
ally
,
altai
,
alumni
,
alveoli
,
amplify
,
apply
,
awry
,
aye
,
bae
,
bandai
,
barkai
,
beatify
,
beautify
,
belie
,
bely
,
bi
,
bligh
,
bly
,
blye
,
bonsai
,
botfly
,
brunei
,
brye
,
buckeye
,
bugeye
,
butterfly
,
buy
,
by
,
bye
,
bye-bye
,
cai
,
calcify
,
certify
,
chi
,
chiengmai
,
chubais
,
chugai
,
clarify
,
classify
,
codify
,
comply
,
crucify
,
cry
,
crye
,
cspi
,
cy
,
dai
,
dalai
,
decertify
,
declassify
,
decry
,
defy
,
deify
,
demystify
,
deny
,
detoxify
,
die
,
dignify
,
disqualify
,
dissatisfy
,
diversify
,
dongmei
,
drip-dry
,
dry
,
drye
,
dubai
,
dui
,
dwi
,
dye
,
edify
,
electrify
,
exemplify
,
eye
,
fae
,
falsify
,
fi
,
firefly
,
fly
,
fortify
,
frei
,
fry
,
frye
,
fye
,
gadfly
,
gae
,
gemini
,
glorify
,
goldeneye
,
good-bye
,
goodby
,
goodbye
,
gratify
,
guy
,
hawkeye
,
hereby
,
heye
,
hi
,
hi-fi
,
high
,
horrify
,
hy
,
i
,
identify
,
imply
,
indemnify
,
intensify
,
isty
,
iwai
,
jai
,
july
,
justify
,
kanai
,
kansai
,
kauai
,
kokusai
,
kwai
,
lahaie
,
lai
,
lanai
,
lehigh
,
lie
,
liquefy
,
lorelei
,
lullaby
,
ly
,
lye
,
magnify
,
magpie
,
mai
,
mcfly
,
mei
,
mihai
,
misapply
,
misidentify
,
mistry
,
modify
,
mollify
,
molokai
,
mordecai
,
mortify
,
multiply
,
mummify
,
my
,
mystify
,
nearby
,
necktie
,
ngai
,
nicolae
,
nigh
,
nikolai
,
notify
,
nuclei
,
nullify
,
nye
,
occupy
,
ossify
,
outcry
,
overbuy
,
overfly
,
oversimplify
,
oversupply
,
pacify
,
personify
,
petrify
,
phi
,
phy
,
pi
,
pie
,
pigsty
,
potpie
,
preoccupy
,
pri
,
private-eye
,
pry
,
psi
,
pty
,
purify
,
pye
,
qualify
,
quantify
,
rabbi
,
ramify
,
ratify
,
reclassify
,
rectify
,
rely
,
reply
,
requalify
,
retry
,
reunify
,
rye
,
sai
,
samurai
,
satisfy
,
semidry
,
shai
,
shanghai
,
shoofly
,
shy
,
sigh
,
signify
,
simplify
,
sinai
,
sky
,
sligh
,
sly
,
slye
,
solidify
,
specify
,
speechify
,
spry
,
spy
,
standby
,
stimuli
,
stratify
,
stultify
,
sty
,
sundai
,
supply
,
sy
,
tai
,
terrify
,
testify
,
thai
,
thereby
,
thigh
,
thy
,
tie
,
tokai
,
try
,
tsai
,
ty
,
tye
,
typify
,
unclassify
,
underlie
,
underly
,
unify
,
untie
,
uruguay
,
verify
,
versailles
,
vi
,
vie
,
vilify
,
vy
,
wai
,
whereby
,
why
,
wry
,
wrye
,
wye
,
xuemei
,
y
,
zhuhai