Definition of addressing

The verb address has 10 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)

(speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window")

(give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")

(put an address on (an envelope))

(direct a question at someone)

(address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question)

(greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name")

(access or locate by address)

(act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China")

(speak to someone)

(adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting)