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noun.
1. a spoken or written request for a job, money, position, help, entrance, or office.
△Ex. I have put in my application to become a boy scout. All applications for tickets must be received within three days. He filled out an application for the position of clerk.
2
a. the act of using; putting to use; use.
△Ex. the application of atomic energy to manufacturing. The application of what you know will help you solve new problems.
(SYN) employment, utilization.
b. the act of applying; putting on.
△Ex. The painter's careless application of paint spattered the floor. Mother suggested the application of a soothing ointment to my chapped skin.
3. thing applied. Cold cream, ointments, and mustard plasters are applications.
4. continued effort; close attention.
△Ex. By application to his work he got a better job.