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Definition of ply : 1. A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
2. Bent; turn; direction; bias.
3. To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports.
4. To bend.
5. To bend; to yield.
6. To employ diligently; to use steadily.
7. To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately; as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink.
8. To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
9. To work to windward; to beat.

Synonyms:

guide, run away, bleed, cater, operate, incline, function, melt, unravel, overlay, hunt down, carry, escape, draw, layer, range, tendency, melt down, head for the hills, supply, order, thickness, campaign, lead, allow, bring home the bacon, work, ruck, provide, die hard, fly the coop, tend, consort, crease, pass, pleat, hunt, execute, black market, run, be given, turn tail, scat, fold, take to the woods, move, race, endure, inclination, double, go, run for, ladder, track down, hightail it, course, flow, smooth, append, prevail, extend, offer, allow for, play, break away, bunk, add, lam, bent, feed, bias, issue, lean, render, put up, leave, persist, scarper, furnish

touch (part of speech: verb)

caress, skim, graze, stroke, twiddle, brush, contact, palpate, rub, touch, palm, kiss, paw, feel, finger, manipulate

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