Ply

plī, v.t. to work at steadily: to use diligently: to urge: to addre with importunity.— v.i. to work steadily: to go in haste: to make regular pa ages, as a boat, between two ports: ( naut. ) to make way against the wind:— pa.t. and pa.p. plied.— n. a fold: bent: direction.— n. Ply′er . [O. Fr. plier , to fold—L. plicāre , to bend.]