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verb
Apply carelessly.
synonyms: slam on, slap on.
Roget 37: add, annex, affix, superadd†, subjoin, superpose; clap on, saddle on; tack to, append, tag; ingraft†; saddle with; sprinkle; introduce etc. (interpose) 228; insert etc. 300. become added, accrue; advene†, supervene. reinforce, reenforce, restrengthen†; swell the ranks of; augment etc. 35. ... show more
is a specific kind of: apply, put on.
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