verb
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To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
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To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
verb
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To work at (something) diligently.
example
He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.
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To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
example
He plied his ax with bloody results.
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To press upon; to urge persistently.
example
to ply someone with questions or solicitations
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To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
example
to ply someone with drink
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To travel over (a route) regularly.
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The steamer plies between several ports on the coast.
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To work diligently.
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To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.