English-German translations for ply

• biegen
• falten
• Lage die

Definition of ply

• A layer#Noun|layer of material#Noun|material
• A strand#Noun|strand that, twist#Verb|twisted together with other strands, makes up rope#Noun|rope or yarn#Noun|yarn
• In two-player sequential game#Noun|games, a "half-turn#Noun|turn" or a move#Noun|move made by one of the players
• A condition#Noun|condition, a state#Noun|state
• To bend#Verb|bend; to fold#Verb|fold; to mould#Verb|mould; to adapt, to modify; to change#Verb|change mind#Noun|mind, to cause#Verb|cause to submit
• To bend, to flex#Verb|flex; to be bend#Verb|bent by something, to give way or yield#Verb|yield (to a force#Noun|force, etc
• To work#Verb|work at diligently
• To wield or use#Verb|use steadily or vigorously
• To press#Verb|press upon; to urge#Verb|urge persistently
• To persist#Verb|persist in offer#Verb|offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion
• To travel#Verb|travel over regularly
• To work diligently
• To manoeuvre#Verb|manoeuvre a sailing#Adjective|sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind#Noun|wind change#Verb|changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat#Verb|beat, to tack#Verb|tack
• A bent; a direction

Examples

• two-ply toilet paper
• He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess
• He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years
• He plied his ax with bloody results
• to ply someone with questions or solicitations
• to ply someone with drink
• to ply the seven seas
• The steamer plies between several ports on the coast

Related words

• reply
• multiply
• apply
• plywood
• supply
• deeply
• imply
• simply
• sharply