put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; use your head!; we only use Spanish at home; I cant 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 doesnt know how to use a computer

[ Syn: use , utilize , utilise , employ ]

apply oneself to; Please apply yourself to your homework'

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

[ Syn: hold , go for ]

ask (for something); He applied for a leave of absence; She applied for college; apply for a job'

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

[ Syn: put on ]

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

[ Syn: lend oneself ]

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

[ Syn: give ]

avail oneself to; apply a principle; practice a religion; use care when going down the stairs; use your common sense; practice non-violent resistance

[ Syn: practice , use ]

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

[ Syn: enforce , implement ]

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