Many high school students have begun 'applying for college'. [=asking to be accepted as students at colleges or universities by filling out and sending applications]
He was able to stop the bleeding by 'applying' pressure to the cut. [=by pressing on/against the cut]
We can handle these problems effectively if we 'apply' the lessons learned from past experiences.
(..) which I can only presume is you. It has fingers. And while polydactylism is a real thing, I hardly think it applies here. Dr. Wells, you can go, and have Dr. Hodgins swab the skull for particulates. Oh, I already did that before I came in here. (..)2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Fight in the Fixer Season: 11 Episode 15