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Noun exploit has 1 sense
- deed, feat, effort, exploit - a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
--1 is a kind of accomplishment, achievement
--1 has particulars: | acquiring, getting; causing, causation; delivery, obstetrical delivery; departure, going, going away, leaving; derring-do; discovery, find, uncovering; disposal, disposition; hit; implementation, effectuation; egress, egression, emergence; equalization, equalisation, leveling; exhumation, disinterment, digging up; mitzvah, mitsvah; propulsion, actuation; rally, rallying; recovery, retrieval; running away; stunt; touch, touching; tour de force |
Verb exploit has 3 senses
- exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
--1 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
--2 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- overwork, exploit - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
--3 is one way to work, put to work
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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