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- Dictionaryply/plʌɪ/
noun
- 1. a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material: "tiles that have a black PVC ply in the lamination"
- 2. short for plywood
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PLY definition: 1. to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of PLY is to use or wield diligently. How to use ply in a sentence. to use or wield diligently; to practice or perform diligently; to keep furnishing or supplying something to…
to carry on, pursue, or work at (a job, trade, etc) 2. to manipulate or wield (a tool) 3. to sell (goods, wares, etc), esp at a regular place. 4. (usually foll by with) to provide (with) or subject (to) repeatedly or persistently. he plied us with drink the whole evening. to ply a horse with a whip.
Ply definition: to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use. See examples of PLY used in a sentence.
Ply means to work steadily at something. If you've got a lemonade stand and you're busy perfecting your recipe and seeking out customers, you're doing a good job of plying your trade. A ship that regularly travels a particular route plies that route.
to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things: Fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast. Dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds. The market traders were loudly plying their wares. ply for business, trade, etc. mainly UK.
Definition of ply verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. plied, plies, plying. To join together, as by molding or twisting. American Heritage. To bend or submit. Webster's New World. To bend, twist, fold, or mold. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To do work with; wield or use (a tool, faculty, etc.), esp. with energy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use: to ply the needle. to carry on, practice, or pursue busily or steadily: to ply a trade. to treat with or apply to (something) repeatedly (often fol. by with): to ply a fire with fresh fuel. to assail persistently: to ply horses with a whip.
1. A layer, as of doubled-over cloth or of paperboard. 2. One of the sheets of wood glued together to form plywood. 3. A layer of rubber-coated fabric, often of nylon or polyester cords, forming the body of an automobile tire. 4. One of the strands twisted together to make yarn, rope, or thread. Often used in combination: three-ply cord. 5.
