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| application |
An application is a request to do something, especially a request for a job, or a request to get into a college or other special school, or a request for permission for something. There is usually a form people have to fill out or other things they have to write or do in order to make their application. The form that people fill out is also called an "application." [1/3 definitions] |
| plump1 |
to make something rounder; fill out (often followed by up or out). [1/2 definitions] |
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