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[ verb ] provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance

Synonyms

provide cater supply

Examples

"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

Dice rolled , prostitutes plied their trade , thieves stole , murderers stabbed , and the ungodly blasphemed .

2
[ noun ] one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination

Examples

: "three-ply cord" "four-ply yarn"

Related terms

strand

3
[ verb ] use diligently

Examples

"ply your wits!"

Related terms

use

4
[ verb ] wield vigorously

Examples

"ply an axe"

Related terms

wield

5
[ verb ] travel a route regularly

Synonyms

run

Examples

"Ships ply the waters near the coast"

Related terms

travel run run

6
[ verb ] apply oneself diligently

Examples

"Ply one's trade"

Related terms

do plier

7
[ noun ] (usually in combination) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood

Related terms

layer combining_form

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