PLIES

noun

1. A layer of material.
2. A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
3. Short for plywood.

verb

1. To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.
2. To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).

verb

1. To work at (something) diligently.
2. To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
3. To press upon; to urge persistently.