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Synonyms for ply

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for ply

to bend together or make a crease in so that one part lies over another

to use with or as if with the hands

to bring to bear steadily or forcefully

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Synonyms for ply

one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread

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(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood

apply oneself diligently

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travel a route regularly

join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding

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wield vigorously

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use diligently

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As many as 15,000 motorcycle-rickshaws are plying without route permits in the city.
Minutes from the meeting said: "The sub-committee was aware that this was the first offence of this nature and as such fell within the committee guidelines of illegal plying for hire, two months suspended sentence."
Only big buses, taxi and several vans continued plying their routes.
Halesowen magistrates upheld a Dudley Council decision to revoke Abdul Ghafoor's private hire licence over his second plying for hire offence last month.
The Save Auto Committee urged the government to allow drivers to convert their auto-rickshaws into LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) mode instead of stopping them from plying altogether.
TWO Newcastle taxi drivers have been convicted of illegally plying for trade by picking up a fare in Gateshead.
LAHORE, August 20, 2010 (Balochistan Times): Lahore High Court has annulled the decision of Pakistan Railway regarding to close six trains plying at different routes across the country and directed railway to restart the closed trains within next 15 days.