aplicar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apply verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
- brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- enforce verb To make sure a law, rule, or requirement is obeyed.
- exert verb To apply or make use of something, such as force, influence, or effort.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
Senses
aplicar is used for these senses in English:
- apply (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
- apply (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
- apply (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
- brush (transitive) To apply with a brush.
- enforce (obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.
- exert (transitive) To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.
- smear (transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
apply — full definition
- verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
- verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
- verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.
brush — full definition
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.