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Antonyms for ply

Grammar : Verb
Spell : plahy
Phonetic Transcription : plaɪ

Definition of ply

Origin :
  • "work with, use," late 14c., shortened form of applien "join to, apply" (see apply). The core of this is Latin plicare "to lay, fold, twist," from PIE root *plek- "to plait, twist" (cf. Greek plekein "to plait, twine," plektos "twisted;" Latin plectere (past participle plexus) "to plait, braid, intertwine;" Old Church Slavonic plesti "to braid, plait, twist;" Gothic flahta "braid;" Old English fleax "cloth made with flax, linen").
  • Sense of "travel regularly" is first 1803, perhaps from earlier sense "steer a course" (1550s). Related: Plied; plies; plying.
  • verb use, work at
Example sentences :
  • Cunningly did he ply his sword before them, but ineffectually.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Now is the moment to urge on the hounds and ply the javelins.
  • Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
  • Use only the cutlass when you gain the parapet and ply like men.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • I would that I could sit and rest, and not have to ply this heavy mallet.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • The first thing to do would be to ply the scissors to the red curls.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Lots of whalers has been chased for darin' to ply their trade in these same waters.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • She turned from the baby to ply Lavis with rapid questions in Polish.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • "I should like one o' them to ply with," said the elder covetously.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 » by Various
  • Then he picked up a rawhide, and began to ply it freely over my shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley
  • It was necessary for each one to ply the paddle with the utmost energy.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Synonyms for ply

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