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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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The meaning of PLY is to use or wield diligently. How to use ply in a sentence.
PLY definition: 1. to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things: 2…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of ply verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'ply' 1. If you ply someone with food or drink, you keep giving them more of it. [...] 2. If you ply someone with questions, you keep asking them questions. [...] More. Definitions of '-ply' You use -ply after a number to indicate how many pieces are twisted or placed together to make a type of wool, rope, paper, or wood. [...] More.
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.
