Apply

What do we mean by apply?

To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to. intransitive verb

To put to or adapt for a special use. intransitive verb

To put into action. intransitive verb

To engage (oneself) in a task with close attention or persistence. intransitive verb

To be pertinent or relevant. intransitive verb

To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission. intransitive verb

To lay on; bring into physical proximity or contact: as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body; to apply a match to powder.

To bring into contact with particulars or with a particular case, as a principle, law, or rule; bring to bear upon; put into practical operation.

To use or employ for a particular case, or devote to a particular purpose: as, to apply a sum of money to the payment of a debt.

To connect or associate with, or refer to, some person or thing as applicable or pertinent; use as suitable or relative to some person or thing: as, to apply the testimony to the case.

. To attribute; refer; ascribe.

To give with earnestness or assiduity; employ with attention; devote: as, “apply thine heart unto instruction,” Prov. xxiii. 12.

. To address or direct.

. To be busy about; devote one's self with diligent vigor to; ply (which see).

. To bend (the mind); reflexively, to comply; conform; be subservient to.

. To visit.

Synonyms To place (on). To appropriate (to). To turn, bend, direct. Addict, Devote, Apply. See addict.

. To be in close contiguity.

To have application; be applicable; have some connection, agreement, analogy, or reference: as, this argument applies well to the case; the remarks were not meant to apply to you.

To make application or request; ask; have recourse with a view to gain something: as, to apply for an office, information, etc.

To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)

To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative

To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention

To to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.

To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.

To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

To visit.

To smoke weed. Urban Dictionary

Legitimate or True Urban Dictionary

Something that has been done; pas-tense Urban Dictionary

Shortened term of: apple pie. Urban Dictionary

"What are you applying" Phrase used by people who are trying to find out what someone else is trying to say Urban Dictionary

To make it known you want somebody Urban Dictionary

While giving evidence at the trial of Stephen Ward, Rice-Davies made the quip for which she is most remembered. When the prosecuting counsel pointed out that Lord Astor denied having an affair or having even met her, she replied, "Well, he would, wouldn't he?" (from Wikipedia). Hence, "MRD applies" means "he would say that, wouldn't he". Usually used to devalue an opinion by drawing attention to the other-than-impartial situation of the person voicing it. Urban Dictionary

To overcome obstacles and excel with finesse at any given task due to an individual’s brute will power. 💪🏽 often at the expense of lost sleep, occasionally lost friendships, and less free time. Urban Dictionary

A term to point something out without saying what it is Urban Dictionary

Panic-applying is the inescapable action of applying to infinitely many, and possibly random, job/internship opportunities due to career anxiety. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to apply:
apply, apple, aptly, amply, appy, appl, appley, appay.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word apply:
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Words that rhyme with apply:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe apply:
reason, allow, plan, hour, script, select.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective apply:
button, your, activity, pressure, process, box, knowledge, treatment, option, program, readings, changes, exercises, lines, code, questions, night, function, icon, credits, answers, command, styles, within, operation, justify, connect, event, subr, conservation, link, dictionary, server, touches, burton, bid, goal, buttons, list, precautions, mark, sealer, equation, exercise, master, glue, dressings, adhesive, the, options, now, tab, motions, cream, payment, compiler.

Consonant match to apply:
uplay, epler, eppler, epley, eppley, a play, a plea, high play, oppler, up lo, up low, up play.

Words that sound like apply:
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