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Using

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Definitions for Using

noun
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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  1. capitalistic exploitation of the working class
  2. paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
verb
put into service
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  1. make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  2. use your head!
  3. we only use Spanish at home
  4. I can't use this tool
  5. Apply a magnetic field here
  6. This thinking was applied to many projects
  7. How do you utilize this tool?
  8. I apply this rule to get good results
  9. use the plastic bags to store the food
  10. He doesn't know how to use a computer
verb
take or consume (regularly or habitually)
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  1. She uses drugs rarely
verb
use up, consume fully
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  1. The legislature expended its time on school questions
verb
seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
Synonyms
use
Examples
  1. She uses her influential friends to get jobs
  2. The president's wife used her good connections
verb
avail oneself to
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  1. apply a principle
  2. practice a religion
  3. use care when going down the stairs
  4. use your common sense
  5. practice non-violent resistance
verb
habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense)
Synonyms
use
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  1. She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
  2. I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall
  3. They used to vacation in the Bahamas
  4. she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies

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