📒 to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a loan, permission for something, a place at a university, etc.
📒 to affect or be relevant to somebody/something
📒 to use something or make something work in a particular situation
📒 to put or spread something such as paint, cream, etc. onto a surface
📒 to work at something or study something very hard
📒 to press on something hard with your hand, foot, etc. to make something work or have an effect on something