apply

apply has 22 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.
• v. t.. To direct or address.
• v. t.. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
• v. t.. To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
• v. t.. To visit.
• v. i.. To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.
• v. i.. 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.
• v. i.. To ply; to move.
• v. i.. To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (to).