0 present participle of ply
1 to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things:
2 When a boat, train, bus, etc. plies a particular route, it makes that journey regularly:
We have a number of fast, large container ships plying the various oceans of the world today.
The ferries will presumably still be plying to and fro.
In addition, plying for hire other than by a licensed hackney carriage is an offence.
When will the first of these taxis be plying for hire?
Are we to have unlimited numbers of taxis plying for hire on the roads?
I was disturbed to see in a newspaper a few days ago that that master is still plying his trade on tankers around the world.
In 1971, 12 summonses were issued for the display of unlawful signs and 17 were for unlawful plying for hire.
Reports of alleged illegal plying for hire are normally made to local police stations.
