ply

liikennöidä

heilutella

kiertää

harjoittaa

kerros A layer of material.

(ux)

It is possible to have a very well load balanced partition but with such a high ply that its slowest piece is slower than a not-so-well balanced partition with less ply.

He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess.

You may be sure, in the ply I was now taking, I had no objection to the proposal, and was rather a-tiptoe for its accomplishment.

The willow plied, and gave way to the gust.

He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.

Their bloody task, unwearied, still they ply.

Ere half these authors be read (which will soon be with plying hard and daily).

He was forced to ply in the streets as a porter.

He plied his ax with bloody results.

ply the seven seas

A steamer plies between certain ports.

Esther began (..) to cry. But when the fire had been lit specially to warm her chilled limbs and Adela had plied her with hot negus she began to feel rather a heroine.

She plied him with liquor.

to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with drink

He plies the duke at morning and at night.

Go ply thy needle; meddle not.