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- pronunciation:
- plaI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
plies, plying, plied |
| definition 1: |
to employ (something) as a weapon or tool.
She plied the hatchet skillfully.- synonyms:
- manipulate, wield
- similar words:
- apply, employ, handle, manage, operate, use
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| definition 2: |
to follow or work at (a trade or the like).
- synonyms:
- practice, pursue
- similar words:
- busy, engage, exercise, perform, undertake
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| definition 3: |
to offer something to (someone) repeatedly, esp. as a means of persuasion.
The detective plied him with rum until he confessed.- similar words:
- feed, furnish, load, press, shower
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| definition 4: |
to cross or travel regularly.
This schooner plies the north seas.- similar words:
- cross, navigate, travel, traverse
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| related words: |
apply, cross, employ, manipulate, practice, use, work |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cross or travel a given route regularly.
The shuttle bus plies between the hotel and the station.- synonyms:
- run
- similar words:
- commute, cross, go, shuttle, traverse
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| definition 2: |
to work steadily.
- similar words:
- labor, persevere, toil, travail, work
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| related words: |
work |
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| derivation: |
plyingly (adv.) |
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