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A layer of material.

Example: two-ply toilet paper

A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.

Short for plywood.

In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.

Example: He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess.

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.

Example: He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.

To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.

Example: He plied his ax with bloody results.

To press upon; to urge persistently.

Example: to ply someone with questions or solicitations

To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.

Example: to ply someone with drink

A smooth and continuous bending of the knees