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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.
1. a. : to use or wield diligently. busily plying his pen. : to practice or perform diligently. ply a trade. 2. : to keep furnishing or supplying something to. plied us with liquor. 3. a. : to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on. the boat plies the river. b. : to go or travel regularly over, on, or through. jets plying the skies.
Ply definition: to work with or at diligently; employ busily; use. See examples of PLY used in a sentence.
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 meaning: 1. to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things: 2…. Learn more.
1. To join together, as by molding or twisting. 2. To double over (cloth, for example). n. pl. plies (plīz) 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.
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.
