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Noun

S: (n) ply#1 (ply%1:06:01::) (one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination) "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
S: (n) ply#2 (ply%1:06:00::) ((usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood)

Verb

(1)S: (v) provide#2 (provide%2:34:00::), supply#3 (supply%2:34:00::), ply#1 (ply%2:34:00::), cater#1 (cater%2:34:00::) (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance) "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
S: (v) ply#2 (ply%2:41:00::) (apply oneself diligently) "Ply one's trade"
S: (v) ply#3 (ply%2:38:00::), run#35 (run%2:38:09::) (travel a route regularly) "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
S: (v) ply#4 (ply%2:35:03::) (join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding) "ply fabric"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) join#2 (join%2:35:01::) (cause to become joined or linked) "join these two parts so that they fit together"

sentence frame

S: (v) ply#5 (ply%2:35:00::) (wield vigorously) "ply an axe"
S: (v) ply#6 (ply%2:34:01::) (use diligently) "ply your wits!"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) use#1 (use%2:34:01::), utilize#1 (utilize%2:34:00::), utilise#1 (utilise%2:34:00::), apply#1 (apply%2:34:00::), employ#1 (employ%2:34:00::) (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose) "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

S: (v) give#18 (give%2:32:03::), dedicate#1 (dedicate%2:32:00::), consecrate#2 (consecrate%2:32:04::), commit#2 (commit%2:32:01::), devote#1 (devote%2:32:00::) (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause) "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
S: (v) play#33 (play%2:33:12::) (employ in a game or in a specific position) "They played him on first base"
S: (v) play#32 (play%2:33:13::) (use or move) "I had to play my queen"
S: (v) pull out all the stops#1 (pull_out_all_the_stops%2:34:00::) (use all resources available) "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"
S: (v) put#4 (put%2:34:00::), assign#5 (assign%2:34:00::) (attribute or give) "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
S: (v) ply#6 (ply%2:34:01::) (use diligently) "ply your wits!"
S: (v) address#5 (address%2:34:00::) (address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question)
S: (v) waste#2 (waste%2:34:05::) (use inefficiently or inappropriately) "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
S: (v) misapply#1 (misapply%2:34:00::), misuse#1 (misuse%2:34:00::) (apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly) "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
S: (v) avail#1 (avail%2:34:00::) (use to one's advantage) "He availed himself of the available resources"
S: (v) overuse#1 (overuse%2:34:00::), overdrive#2 (overdrive%2:34:00::) (make use of too often or too extensively)
S: (v) cannibalize#2 (cannibalize%2:34:01::), cannibalise#2 (cannibalise%2:34:01::) (use parts of something to repair something else)
S: (v) recycle#2 (recycle%2:34:00::), reprocess#1 (reprocess%2:34:00::), reuse#1 (reuse%2:34:00::) (use again after processing) "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
S: (v) exploit#1 (exploit%2:34:00::), work#23 (work%2:34:10::) (use or manipulate to one's advantage) "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
S: (v) exploit#2 (exploit%2:34:01::), tap#4 (tap%2:34:00::) (draw from; make good use of) "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
S: (v) strain#3 (strain%2:34:00::), extend#14 (extend%2:34:00::) (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity) "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"
S: (v) exert#1 (exert%2:34:00::), exercise#1 (exercise%2:34:00::) (put to use) "exert one's power or influence"

S: (v) enjoy#2 (enjoy%2:34:01::) (have benefit from) "enjoy privileges"
S: (v) take#9 (take%2:38:02::) (travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route) "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
S: (v) share#2 (share%2:40:02::) (use jointly or in common)
S: (v) work#12 (work%2:41:01::), put to work#1 (put_to_work%2:41:00::) (cause to work) "he is working his servants hard"
S: (v) implement#1 (implement%2:41:01::) (apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design) "implement a procedure"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame

S: (v) fall back#5 (fall_back%2:41:00::), resort#1 (resort%2:41:11::), recur#3 (recur%2:41:11::) (have recourse to) "The government resorted to rationing meat"

sentence frame