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Antonyms for ply
plaɪply
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ply
Synonyms:
work, urge, practice, exercise, apply steadily
Princeton's WordNet
plynoun
one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
"three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
plyverb
(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
provide, supply, ply, caterverb
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
Synonyms:
bring home the bacon, append, furnish, cater, add, provide, allow for, supply, offer, allow, render, leave, run, issue, put upplyverb
apply oneself diligently
"Ply one's trade"
ply, runverb
travel a route regularly
"Ships ply the waters near the coast"
Synonyms:
supply, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, cater, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, provide, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, meltplyverb
join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
"ply fabric"
plyverb
wield vigorously
"ply an axe"
plyverb
use diligently
"ply your wits!"
How to use ply in a sentence?
We need to be wearing at least a three-ply surgical mask, you can wear a cloth mask on top of that, but do not just wear a cloth mask alone.
There are many ex-graduates who came from Camborne, actually trained at South Crofty, and now ply their trade around the world, but many of them still live in Cornwall and I'm sure many of them would like to come back and work at South Crofty rather than travel internationally.
I'm scared to ply the trade on the street.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:
Thousands of Japanese ships ply those waters every year including vessels carrying nine tenths of our oil. It is Japan's lifeline.
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