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Application and Apply Definitions

Application

The act of applying.

Apply

To bring into contact with something; put on
Applied glue sparingly to the paper.

Application

Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.

Apply

To put to or adapt for a special use
Applies all her money to her mortgage.

Application

The act of putting something to a special use or purpose
An application of a new method.

Apply

To put into action
Applied the brakes.
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Application

A specific use to which something is put
The application of science to industry.

Apply

To engage (oneself) in a task with close attention or persistence
Applied myself to my studies.

Application

The capacity of being usable; relevance
Geometry has practical application in aviation and navigation.

Apply

To be pertinent or relevant
A rule that applies to everyone.

Application

Close attention; diligence
Shows application to her work.

Apply

To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission
Applied for unemployment benefits.
Will apply to college next year.
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Application

A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

Apply

(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
To apply cream to a rash

Application

The form or document on which such a request is made.

Apply

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
To apply funds to the repayment of a debt

Application

(Computers) A computer program designed for a specific task or use.

Apply

(transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative
We need to apply the skills we've learned to solve this problem
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Application

Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use
Applications software for a missile guidance system.

Apply

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

Application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.

Apply

(transitive) To address; to refer; generally used reflexively.

Application

The substance applied.

Apply

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.

Application

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

Apply

(intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
That rule only applies to foreigners.

Application

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.

Apply

(obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.

Application

(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
This iPhone application can connect to most social networks.

Apply

(obsolete) To visit.

Application

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.

Apply

Alternative spelling of appley

Application

A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.

Apply

To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); - with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
He said, and the sword his throat applied.

Application

The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.

Apply

To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt.

Application

Diligence; close thought or attention.

Apply

To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person.
Yet God at lastTo Satan, first in sin, his doom applied.

Application

A kind of needlework; appliqué.

Apply

To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction.

Application

(obsolete) Compliance.

Apply

To direct or address.
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto.

Application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

Apply

To betake; to address; to refer; - used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help.

Application

The thing applied.
He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched.

Apply

To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
She was skillful in applying his "humors."

Application

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments.

Apply

To visit.
And he applied each place so fast.

Application

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

Apply

To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.

Application

That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable.

Apply

To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to apply to a friend for information.

Application

The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

Apply

To ply; to move.
I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water.

Application

The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater.

Apply

To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).

Application

The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

Apply

Put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose;
Use your head!
We only use Spanish at home
I can't make use of 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

Application

A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

Apply

Be pertinent or relevant or applicable;
The same laws apply to you!
This theory holds for all irrational numbers
The same rules go for everyone

Application

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school;
December 31 is the deadline for applications

Apply

Ask (for something);
He applied for a leave of absence
She applied for college
Apply for a job

Application

The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose;
He advocated the application of statistics to the problem
A novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis

Apply

Apply to a surface;
She applied paint to the back of the house
Put on make-up!

Application

A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task;
He has tried several different word processing applications

Apply

Be applicable to; as to an analysis;
This theory lends itself well to our new data

Application

The work of applying something;
The doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
A complete bleach requires several applications
The surface was ready for a coating of paint

Apply

Give or convey physically;
She gave him First Aid
I gave him a punch in the nose

Application

Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin;
A lotion for dry skin

Apply

Avail oneself to;
Apply a principle
Practice a religion
Use care when going down the stairs
Use your common sense
Practice non-violent resistance

Application

A diligent effort;
It is a job requiring serious application

Apply

Ensure observance of laws and rules;
Apply the rules to everyone

Apply

Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing;
He applied this racial slur to me!

Apply

Apply oneself to;
Please apply yourself to your homework

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