n.
1.
Applying, putting on.
2.
Thing applied ( emollient, irritant, stimulant, or rubefacient ).
3.
Appliance, use, exercise, practice.
4.
Solicitation, petition, appeal, request, suit.
5.
Assiduity, industry, perseverance, persistency, intense study, close attention.
6.
Reference to practice, use in detail, putting into practice, turning upon particulars, exemplification.