application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use); application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on); implementation, deployment, rollout (the process of moving an idea from concept to reality); application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention); application (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)
to use, to apply; to smear, to put something above another thing or in contact with another thing; to apply (to submit oneself as a candidate); to apply oneself; to apply, to hold true