ply

  1. Noun.  A layer of material. (''two-ply toilet paper'').
  2. Noun.  A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up yarn or rope.
  3. Noun.  (colloquial) Plywood.
  4. Noun.  (context, artificial intelligence) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn", or one move made by one of the players.
  5. Noun.  (context, now) State, condition.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) to bend; to fold.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) to flex.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To work at diligently.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To use vigorously.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To travel over regularly.
  11. Verb.  (transitive) To persist in offering.

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