| Apply ointment | 14 |
| Apply one's John Hancock | 28 |
| Apply oneself | 13 |
| Apply oneself (to) | 18 |
| Apply oneself earnestly | 23 |
| Apply oneself to | 16 |
| Apply oneself to a task | 23 |
| Apply oneself vigorously | 24 |
| Apply oneself with determination | 32 |
| Apply paint | 11 |
| Apply paint anew | 16 |
| Apply paint crudely | 19 |
| Apply paint hastily | 19 |
| Apply palm grease | 17 |
| Apply pediculicide | 18 |
| Apply plaster | 13 |
| Apply polish | 12 |
| Apply pressure | 14 |
| Apply pressure to | 17 |
| Apply pressure to, with "on" | 38 |
| Apply quickly | 13 |
| Apply quickly, as brakes | 24 |
| Apply quotas | 12 |
| Apply restraint | 15 |
| Apply roughly | 13 |
| Apply scissors | 14 |
| Apply sequins to | 16 |
| Apply sloppily | 14 |
| Apply some muscle | 17 |
| Apply sparingly | 15 |
| Apply spin | 10 |
| Apply spin to | 13 |
| Apply strenuously | 17 |
| Apply strongly, as to start braking | 35 |
| Apply the brake | 15 |
| Apply the brakes | 16 |
| Apply the final detail, perhaps | 31 |
| Apply the paddle | 16 |
| Apply the sponge | 16 |
| Apply thickly | 13 |
| Apply thoroughly, as lotion | 27 |
| Apply tissue to fresh lipstick, perhaps | 39 |
| Apply to | 8 |
| Apply to a whetstone | 20 |
| Apply to an emery wheel | 23 |
| Apply to the skin, as on a mixed-up U.C.L.A. athlete? | 53 |
| Apply to the skin, say | 22 |
| Apply to, as bread | 18 |
| Apply turf to | 13 |
| Apply unevenly, as grease | 25 |
| Apply Vaseline | 14 |
| Apply verbal pressure | 21 |
| Apply with a cotton ball, say | 29 |
| Apply with a light touch | 24 |
| Apply with a swab | 17 |
| Apply with a swab, e.g. | 23 |
| Apply with a swab, in a way | 27 |
| Apply with force | 16 |
| Apply with light strokes | 24 |
| Apply with might | 16 |
| Apply with short strokes | 24 |
| Apply your John Hancock | 23 |
| Apply __ of paint | 17 |
| Apply ___ of paint (touch up) | 29 |
| Apply, as a brake | 17 |
| Apply, as a coat of wax | 23 |
| Apply, as a decal | 17 |
| Apply, as a phony accent | 24 |
| Apply, as a pie to the face | 27 |
| Apply, as appliqué | 21 |
| Apply, as coat of paint | 23 |
| Apply, as cream | 15 |
| Apply, as enamel | 16 |
| Apply, as eye black | 19 |
| Apply, as false fingernails | 27 |
| Apply, as finger paint | 22 |
| Apply, as fingerpaint | 21 |
| Apply, as force | 15 |
| Apply, as healing hands | 23 |
| Apply, as influence | 19 |
| Apply, as liniment | 18 |
| Apply, as lotion | 16 |
| Apply, as makeup | 16 |
| Apply, as massage oil | 21 |
| Apply, as mental energy | 23 |
| Apply, as muscle power | 22 |
| Apply, as ointment | 18 |
| Apply, as paint | 15 |
| Apply, as plaster | 17 |
| Apply, as plaster or paint | 26 |
| Apply, as pressure | 18 |
| Apply, as some paint | 20 |
| Apply, as sunblock | 18 |
| Apply, as suntan lotion | 23 |
| Apply, as with a cotton swab | 28 |
| Apply, in a way | 15 |
| Apply, in a way (with ''on'') | 45 |
| Applying | 8 |
| Applying a first coat of paint | 30 |
| Applying a layer | 16 |