(transitive) To work at (something) diligently. / (transitive) To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously. / (transitive) To press upon; to urge persistently.

A bent; a direction.

(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.

A layer of material. / A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn. / (colloquial) Short for plywood.

present participle of ply

plural of ply

Yarn having three strands

Having three strands or layers

Consisting of two layers or two strands. / (textile fabrics) Consisting of two webs woven into one another. / (manufactured articles, linen) Consisting of two thicknesses.

A tyre having a cross-ply construction.