1.b> .i> , .i> (), ; , i> (.i> i>); to ply the spade / [.i> .i> 2]; to ply an axe ; ; to ply one's wit .i> ; ; to ply the needle ; the tailor delicately plied his needle / ; ply the oars! ! (i>) [.i> .i> 2]; they plied their brushes madly ; the expert uses these three tools and plies them with patience ;
2.b> .i> (), , (.i> , i>); ; to ply with a spade / [.i> .i> 1]; to ply with the oars , ( i>) [.i> .i> 1]; to ply at a trade / [.i> .i> 3]; he plied at the weaver's trade for 20 years 20 ; those who ply in freedom's cause , ;
3.b> .i> .i> , ( ;i> .i> i>); to ply a / one's / trade i> / [.i> .i> 2]; fishermen in small boats ply their trade up and down the coast ; dealers are openly plying drugs in school playgrounds ; the market traders were loudly plying their wares ;
4.b> (with) i> (), i> i> ; they plied their guests with wine and snacks ; the local people plied me with beer, until I could barely move , / ; the children plied the teacher with questions / ; I'm being plied with demands from the tax office / ;
5.b> (with) i> () , i>, i> (, i>); i> (, i>); to ply a horse with a whip / ; the bomb ship plied the French with her shells ; to ply almond trees with digging ; to ply a fire with fresh fuel ;
6.b> .i> (), ; buses ply between these two cities every day ; the ferry plying between the banks of the river , ; this airline has been plying the transatlantic route for many years ; canals plied by gondolas and steam boats , ;
7.b> .i> (), / ( i>);
to ply for hire / for trade, for business /b> i> ; taxis plying for hire outside the opera house , ; I noticed a couple of prostitutes plying for business on the corner i> .