dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"

play - use or move; "I had to play my queen"

pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!"

address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"

misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"

overuse, overdrive - make use of too often or too extensively

cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else

reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

exercise, exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"

take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

share - use jointly or in common

put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"

implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

practice, use, apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

resort, recur, fall back - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

lend oneself, apply - be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

put in, submit - make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"

dab, swab, swob - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"

daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads"

cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"

cold-cream - put cold cream on one's face

putty - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash"

sponge on - apply with a sponge; "The painter sponged on his washes"

clap on, slam on, slap on - apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"

go for, apply, hold - 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"

deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"

tread - apply (the tread) to a tire

administer - administer ritually; of church sacraments

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - 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"

follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"

compel, obligate, oblige - force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

execute, run - carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

execute - carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"

denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"