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.
(..) Who really knows him? Who does he hang out with? - No one. - That must be lonely. ''Take two Turks as needed, apply to sensitive areas...'' Who wrote this? Whassup? Come on, Carla. Give me one good reason why you won't go out with me. You're a surgeon, (..)2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2