To ply (verb) is to use (something) frequently. You might ply your friend with drinks in order to make her drunk.
He was plied with alcohol all night long, and he still felt the effects the next day.
She plied him with questions all day long, trying to get information out of him.
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To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
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To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
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To work at (something) diligently.
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To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
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To press upon; to urge persistently.
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To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
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To travel over (a route) regularly.
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To work diligently.
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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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It was the last steamboat to ply the river.
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Buses ply to various parts of the state.
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The strands leave the wheel and ply together.
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Fishermen ply the 'Green Canal' in search of shellfish.
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Dozens of steamers ply between the different towns on the lake.
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The Sierra Madre and the Genesis Bus Companies ply this route.
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The two women ply to trade their goods on the streets of Madrid.
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Riverboats from the Pacific Northwest headed north to ply the trade.
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Several buses ply between the major cities and towns of the state.
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A second ply of tire cord fabric is superimposed upon the first ply.