applying

1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purposeExamples: "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"Synonyms: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize

2. be pertinent or relevant or applicableExamples: "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"Synonyms: apply, go for, hold

3. ask (for something)Examples: "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"Synonyms: apply

4. apply to a surfaceExamples: "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"Synonyms: apply, put on

5. be applicable to; as to an analysisExamples: "This theory lends itself well to our new data"Synonyms: apply, lend oneselfAntonyms: defy

6. give or convey physicallyExamples: "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"Synonyms: apply, give