plied
Meaning of plied
verb
- To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
- To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- To work at (something) diligently.
He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.
- To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
He plied his ax with bloody results.
- To press upon; to urge persistently.
to ply someone with questions or solicitations
- To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
to ply someone with drink
- To travel over (a route) regularly.
The steamer plies between several ports on the coast.
- To work diligently.
- 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.
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Hyphenation of plied
plied
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- plied is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of plied
Words that rhyme with plied
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