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ply

verb (plies, plying, plied)

«ply» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To ply someone with something is to keep giving them food or drink, often more than they want. tree →
(old use) To ply a trade or tool is to work at it steadily. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a host keeps pressing a guest to drink, so that the guest is made foolish or unable to leave

Examples

The merchant seated him at table and began plying him with brandy. tree →
He kept plying the guest with cakes and tea. tree →
The old sailor plied his trade by the harbour for forty years. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «ply» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«ply» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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