ply

fe’l verb

1. To work at (something) diligently. He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years.
2. To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously. He plied his ax with bloody results.
3. To press upon; to urge persistently. to ply someone with questions or solicitations
4. To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion. to ply someone with drink

ot noun

1. A layer of material. two-ply toilet paper
2. In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players. He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess.
3. A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
4. Short for plywood.