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using

Overview of noun using


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1. exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using -- (an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization")


Overview of verb use

1. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")

2. use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")

3. use, expend -- (use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions")

4. use -- (seek or achieve an end by using

to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections")

5. practice, apply, use -- (avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance")

6. use -- (habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas")



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