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uurastaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.

Senses

uurastaa is used for these senses in English:

  • beaver away (idiomatic) To work hard at a task.
  • ply (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
  • ply (intransitive, nautical, obsolete) 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.

ply — full definition

  1. verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
  2. verb To keep offering someone something persistently.
  3. verb To travel regularly along a particular route.
  4. noun A single layer or strand, as in wood, rope, or yarn.

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