NSW Selective & Scholarship
Ply
verb/PLY/
To ply is to work at something busily or to keep offering something to someone.
In contextThe kind hosts would ply the visitors with sandwiches and juice.
Remember it
Ply sounds like 'apply' — you apply yourself and ply your trade steadily.
Use it well
Use ply for practising a trade or eagerly offering food, drink or questions.