Talk:ply

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(transitive) offer something for sale[edit]

 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)[reply]

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)[reply]

"To travel over (a route) regularly"[edit]

nowadays chiefly India? https://www.google.com/search?q=%22vehicles+plying%22

Fish bowl (talk) 03:08, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]