To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.
To aim a weapon at a target.
To give or supply; to make or create (implies trying or striving).
To grow, shoot, bud, or germinate.
(of a ship) To leave (a port or haven).
To emit, send out, give off (light, odour, etc.).
To advance, offer, propose (often verbally).
To extend forward (a body part or something held).