Applied

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Applying}.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to
     join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist
     together. See {Applicant}, {Ply}.]
     1. 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.
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              He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.
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     2. 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.
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     3. 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.
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              Yet God at last
              To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton.
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     4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with
        attention; to attach; to incline.
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              Apply thine heart unto instruction.   --Prov. xxiii.
                                                    12.
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     5. To direct or address. [R.]
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              Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.
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     6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
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              I applied myself to him for help.     --Johnson.
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     7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
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              She was skillful in applying his "humors." --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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     8. To visit. [Obs.]
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              And he applied each place so fast.    --Chapman.
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     {Applied chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.
  
     {Applied mathematics}. See under {Mathematics}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  applied
       adj 1: that are used; "an isotropic resonance shift...to lower
              applied fields"
       2: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with
          fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical; "applied
          physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in
          medicine, engineering, economics and other applied
          disciplines"- Sidney Hook [ant: {theoretical}]
       3: put into practice or put to use; "applied physics"

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apply
       v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a
            particular purpose or for its inherent or natural
            purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at
            home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a
            magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many
            projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply
            this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to
            store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
            [syn: {use}, {utilize}, {utilise}, {employ}]
       2: be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply
          to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers";
          "The same rules go for everyone" [syn: {hold}, {go for}]
       3: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence";
          "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
       4: apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the
          house"; "Put on make-up!" [syn: {put on}]
       5: be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends
          itself well to our new data" [syn: {lend oneself}] [ant: {defy}]
       6: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave
          him a punch in the nose" [syn: {give}]
       7: avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a
          religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use
          your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
          [syn: {practice}, {use}]
       8: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to
          everyone"; [syn: {enforce}, {implement}] [ant: {exempt}]
       9: refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied
          this racial slur to me!"
       10: apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
       [also: {applied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  applied
       See {apply}