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Plying
/ˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/
To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
📖 Definitions of "Plying"
- 1
To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
- 2
To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- 1
To work at (something) diligently.
"He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years."
- 2
To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
"He plied his ax with bloody results."
- 3
To press upon; to urge persistently.
"to ply someone with questions or solicitations"
- 4
To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
"to ply someone with drink"
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