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plies 1 P0375700 (plīz)v.Third person singular present tense of ply1.n. Plural of ply1.
plies 2 P0375700 (plīz)v.Third person singular present tense of ply2.
plies
ply for tradeTo seek out or try to engage new customers. Said especially of taxi services. Primarily heard in UK. The city council has introduced new measures to crack down on the number of taxis allowed to stop outside of pubs and theatres plying for trade.See also: ply, tradeply for businessTo seek out or try to engage new customers. Said especially of taxi services. Primarily heard in UK. The city council has introduced new measures to crack down on the number of taxis allowed to stop outside of pubs and theatres plying for business.See also: business, plyply for hireTo seek out or try to engage new customers. Said especially of taxi services. Primarily heard in UK. The city council has introduced new measures to crack down on the number of taxis allowed to stop outside of pubs and theatres plying for hire.See also: hire, plyply betweenTo traverse or sail between (two places) frequently and regularly. There's a ferry that plies between the island and the mainland twice a week. We have a line of cargo ships that ply between America and Japan several times a month.See also: between, plyply between (something and something else)to travel between things or places regularly or constantly. There are a number of small craft that ply between Santerem and Manaus on a regular basis. Our little ship was unable to ply the entire distance between the two islands.See also: between, plyEncyclopediaSeeply |