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| v. (consumption) | 1. apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | 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 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" |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| ~ play | employ in a game or in a specific position.; "They played him on first base" |
| ~ play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ pull out all the stops | use all resources available.; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" |
| ~ put, assign | attribute or give.; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" |
| ~ ply | use diligently.; "ply your wits!" |
| ~ address | address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question. |
| ~ waste | use inefficiently or inappropriately.; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" |
| ~ misapply, misuse | apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly.; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" |
| ~ avail | use to one's advantage.; "He availed himself of the available resources" |
| ~ overuse, overdrive | make use of too often or too extensively. |
| ~ cannibalise, cannibalize | use parts of something to repair something else. |
| ~ reprocess, reuse, recycle | use again after processing.; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" |
| ~ exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| ~ exploit, tap | draw from; make good use of.; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" |
| ~ strain, extend | use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" |
| ~ exercise, exert | put to use.; "exert one's power or influence" |
| ~ enjoy | have benefit from.; "enjoy privileges" |
| ~ take | travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route.; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" |
| ~ share | use jointly or in common. |
| ~ put to work, work | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| ~ implement | apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design.; "implement a procedure" |
| ~ practice, use, 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" |
| ~ resort, recur, fall back | have recourse to.; "The government resorted to rationing meat" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 2. apply, go for, hold | 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" |
| ~ bear on, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, come to, refer, relate, touch on, touch | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ lend oneself, apply | be applicable to; as to an analysis.; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" |
| v. (communication) | 3. apply | ask (for something).; "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ put in, submit | make an application as for a job or funding.; "We put in a grant to the NSF" |
| v. (contact) | 4. apply, put on | apply to a surface.; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" |
| ~ dab, swab, swob | apply (usually a liquid) to a surface.; "dab the wall with paint" |
| ~ daub | apply to a surface.; "daub paint onto the wall" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ gum | cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum.; "if you gum the tape it is stronger" |
| ~ dress | put a dressing on.; "dress the salads" |
| ~ cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body.; "She creams her face every night" |
| ~ cold-cream | put cold cream on one's face. |
| ~ putty | apply putty in order to fix or fill.; "putty the window sash" |
| ~ sponge on | apply with a sponge.; "The painter sponged on his washes" |
| ~ clap on, slam on, slap on | apply carelessly.; "slap some paint onto the wall" |
| v. (stative) | 5. apply, lend oneself | be applicable to; as to an analysis.; "This theory lends itself well to our new data" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | 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" |
| v. (possession) | 6. apply, give | give or convey physically.; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
| ~ deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal | administer or bestow, as in small portions.; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
| ~ give | give (as medicine).; "I gave him the drug" |
| ~ tread | apply (the tread) to a tire. |
| ~ administer | perform (a church sacrament) ritually.; "administer the last unction" |
| v. (social) | 7. apply, practice, use | avail oneself to.; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | 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 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" |
| ~ follow | adhere to or practice.; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" |
| v. (social) | 8. apply, enforce, implement | ensure observance of laws and rules.; "Apply the rules to everyone" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| ~ execute, run | carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" |
| ~ execute | carry out the legalities of.; "execute a will or a deed" |
| v. (communication) | 9. apply | refer (a word or name) to a person or thing.; "He applied this racial slur to me!" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| v. (social) | 10. apply | apply oneself to.; "Please apply yourself to your homework" |
| ~ dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
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