/plaɪd/
verb
To bend; to fold; to mould; to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).verb
To work at (something) diligently.To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.To press upon; to urge persistently.To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.To travel over (a route) regularly.To work diligently.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.