Talk:ply

(transitive) offer something for sale
to offer goods or services for sale, especially regularly or as an occupation Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:22, 22 January 2020 (UTC) Is that meaning already covered? --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:22, 22 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Hmm... maybe... this is a fairly restricted form seen in certain constructions, mainly "ply one's trade" or "ply one's wares". We do have a sense about offering something. Equinox ◑ 03:58, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

"To travel over (a route) regularly"
nowadays chiefly India? https://www.google.com/search?q=%22vehicles+plying%22

—Fish bowl (talk) 03:08, 26 March 2023 (UTC)