He spake, 'twas done; and Palinurus first / turns the prow leftward: to the left we ply / with oars and sail, and shun the rocks accurst.
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Ply
//plaɪ//
Synonyms for "ply" (249 found)
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dispensedodo withdog-eardoubledouble a pointdouble overdoublingdunduplicatureemployenfoldexerciseexertexert pressurefeelfeel offetch aboutfeuillefilm
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panepanelpass overpass throughpatinapatrolpawpeelpellicleperambulateperegrinatepererratepesterpinchplagueplaitplankplatplateplating
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playpleatplicaplicateplicationplicatureply uponplywoodpokepoke atpracticepresspress uponpressureprodprovidepushpush uponput aboutput backput forthput outquillrangerange overrasherreconnoiterround a pointrowrucheruchingruffrufflerunsafety glasssailsail finesail roundsail the seascourscour the countryscoutscullscumseafaresheersheetshiftskinslabslatslewslicesteamsteamboatsweepswerveswingswing roundswing the sterntabletablettacktake a voyagetapteasethrowthrow aboutthrust uponthumbtouchtouch the windtracktransittraveltravel overtravel throughtraversetuckturnturn backturn overtwiddletwillurgeurge uponuseutilizeveerveneervoyagewaferwearwear shipwheedlewieldwindworkwork onyachtyaw
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2 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- нишка noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- пласт noun (layer of material)
- гъна се verb ((intransitive) to bend, flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield)
- настоявам verb (to press upon; to urge persistently)
Dutch
1 entries- plooien verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
Finnish
4 entries- kerros noun (layer of material)
- säie noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- vuoro noun (in two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players)
- harjoittaa verb (to work at (something) diligently)
French
1 entries- plier verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
German
4 entries- Halbzug noun (in two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players)
- Lage noun (layer of material)
- biegen verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
- falten verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
Hungarian
4 entries- fonat noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- réteg noun (layer of material)
- szál noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- alkalmaz verb (to wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously)
Māori
4 entries- apa noun (layer of material)
- mātā noun (layer of material)
- papanga noun (layer of material)
- paparanga noun (layer of material)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schicht noun (layer of material)
Polish
4 entries- nitka noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- ruch noun (in two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players)
- warstwa noun (layer of material)
- kursować regularnie verb (to travel over regularly)
Quechua
1 entries- muyuy verb ((intransitive) to bend, flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield)
Russian
4 entries- полухо́д noun (in two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players)
- курси́ровать verb (to travel over regularly)
- по́тчевать verb (to persist in offering something to)
- сгиба́ть verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
Slovak
4 entries- makať verb (to work at (something) diligently)
- ohnúť verb ((intransitive) to bend, flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield)
- poskladať verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
- preložiť verb ((transitive, obsolete) to bend; to fold)
Spanish
4 entries- capa noun (layer of material)
- chapa noun (layer of material)
- cordón noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
- hebra noun (strand making up rope or yarn)
Swedish
1 entries- utöva verb (to work at (something) diligently)
Sample sentences
39 total sentences available.
Craig remembered seeing indigenous San bushmen ply their tracking skills in southern Africa’s Central Kalahari Desert 20 years earlier.
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It made the world smaller, creating a shortcut for cargo ships that ply their trade from east and west.
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two-ply toilet paper
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