Main entry: apply
Definition: ask (for something)
Usage: He applied for a leave of absence; She applied for college; apply for a job
Main entry: apply
Definition: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
Usage: He applied this racial slur to me!
Main entry: use, utilise, utilize, employ, apply
Definition: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Usage: use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I can't use this tool; Apply a magnetic field here; This thinking was applied to many projects; How do you utilize this tool?; I apply this rule to get good results; use the plastic bags to store the food; He doesn't know how to use a computer
Definition: apply to a surface
Usage: She applied paint to the back of the house; Put on make-up!
Definition: give or convey physically
Usage: She gave him First Aid; I gave him a punch in the nose
Main entry: implement, enforce, apply
Definition: ensure observance of laws and rules
Usage: Apply the rules to everyone;
Main entry: practice, use, apply
Definition: avail oneself to
Usage: apply a principle; practice a religion; use care when going down the stairs; use your common sense; practice non-violent resistance
Main entry: apply
Definition: apply oneself to
Usage: Please apply yourself to your homework
Main entry: apply, go for, hold
Definition: be pertinent or relevant or applicable
Usage: The same laws apply to you!; This theory holds for all irrational numbers; The same rules go for everyone
Main entry: lend oneself, apply
Definition: be applicable to; as to an analysis
Usage: This theory lends itself well to our new data