to ply
10
6.6
- verb
- /plaɪ/
:
proveer de
- As a good host, she always plies her guests with plenty of food and drink.
Holy shit And plying me and my brother with endless rounds of crap cola.
- Holy shit And plying me and my brother with endless rounds of crap cola.
Examples
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Unfortunately, unscrupulous traders often plied native customers with alcohol in order to take advantage of them, which angered leaders of both societies.
Academic text (2010) -
What better job for an informant than to ply guests with brandy?
Fiction book (2002) -
Can l ply you with anything else?
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Well, the least you can do is ply me with liquor.
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Now, why don't I take you down the street and ply you with liquor?
Fiction book (1996) -
Naturally, he was invited around to dinner a good deal, and the church ladies were endlessly plying him with food.
Fiction book (2000) -
Meanwhile, our guests started trickling in, so we plied them with cocktails while we tried to finish up.
Blog text (24) -
Johanna greeted her older son with a kiss, and she and Paavo plied him with questions about his life.
Fiction book (1992) -
Gopal plied Mrs. Shaw with wine as they ate the linguine he had cooked.
Fiction book (1997) -
My mother didn't add much, and my father kept plying Warren with questions, which he politely, if wearily, answered.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To give something people need or want
400
1.6
To give things that someone needs or wants
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A tire with diagonal cloth layers that make the tread flexible and the sides stiff
- Specialized
A tire for cars with strong layers running across it to give a smoother, longer lasting ride
- Specialized
A tire with layers running across it at right angles, giving longer tread life and flexible sides
How Generous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The sense of giving is related to the same idea in supply, which means 'to give or fill up', so to ply someone with food or drink is to offer it repeatedly and generously.