Phrasal verb ply someone with something (Definition of plying from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of PLY is to use or wield diligently. How to use ply in a sentence.

Someone who is plying you with gifts [=giving you many gifts] probably wants something in return. Waiters plied guests with wine and hors d'oeuvres.

Define plying. plying synonyms, plying pronunciation, plying translation, English dictionary definition of plying. tr.v. plied , ply·ing , plies 1. To join together, as by molding or twisting.

Definition of ply verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

PLYING definition: to carry on, pursue , or work at (a job , trade , etc) | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English

Plying refers to the act of working diligently or steadily at a particular task. It can also mean to offer something repeatedly, such as a service or an item. Additionally, in the context of crafts, plying often …

to keep asking (someone) questions:[~ + object] The press kept plying the judge with questions. to pass over or along (a stream, a route, etc.) steadily: [~ + object] boats plying the Mississippi. [no object] …

plied, plying to run or travel regularly over a fixed course or between certain places, as a boat, bus, etc. to perform one's work or office busily or steadily. to ply with the oars; to ply at a trade.

When someone offers you food or drink, often in hopes of getting something in return, they're plying you: "If I ply you with cake, will you take my dog for a walk?"