[{"word":"plying","phonetic":"/ˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To work at (something) diligently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years."},{"definition":"To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He plied his ax with bloody results."},{"definition":"To press upon; to urge persistently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to ply someone with questions or solicitations"},{"definition":"To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to ply someone with drink"},{"definition":"To travel over (a route) regularly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The steamer plies between several ports on the coast."},{"definition":"To work diligently.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ply","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plying"]}]