ply

v. travel regularly on a specific course; be busy with, engage in, work hard at

n. measure of thickness, degree of thickness

For the chess and go term, see ply (chess).For the polygon data file format, see PLY (file format).A ply is a strand or layer of material, such as yarn, rope, plastic, wood, or paper. Plywood is so called because it is a laminate of several thin layers of wooden material. Two-ply toilet paper has two separable layers, each about as thick as single-ply, affording greater comfort and convenience without a commensurate increase in the risk of clogging the toilet.
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PLY is a computer file format known as the Polygon File Format or the Stanford Triangle Format.The format was principally designed to store three dimensional data from 3D scanners. It supports a relatively simple description of a single object as a list of nominally flat polygons. A variety of properties can be stored including: color and transparency, surface normals, texture coordinates and data confidence values. The format permits one to have different properties for the front and back of a polygon.
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Noun
1. one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
(hypernym) strand
2. (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
(hypernym) layer, bed
(classification) combining form
Verb
1. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
(synonym) provide, supply, cater
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) staff
2. apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
(hypernym) do, perform
(derivation) plier, plyer
3. travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
(synonym) run
(hypernym) travel, trip, jaunt
(verb-group) run, black market
(derivation) plier, plyer
4. wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
(hypernym) wield, handle
5. use diligently; "ply your wits!"
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ

(v.)
Bent; turn; direction; bias.
  

(v.)
A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.
  

(v. t.)
To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To employ diligently; to use steadily.
  

(v. t.)
To bend.
  

(v. i.)
To work to windward; to beat.
  

(v. i.)
To bend; to yield.
  

(v. i.)
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.
  

<mathematics, data> 1. Of a node in a tree, the number of branches between that node and the root.
2. Of a tree, the maximum ply of any of its nodes.
(1998-12-29)