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Adjective used has 3 senses
- used - employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker
Antonyms: misused, abused, exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised
- exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised - of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
Antonym: used (indirect, via misused)
- secondhand, used - previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
Antonym: new (indirect, via old)
Verb use has 6 senses
- use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of 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"
Sample sentence:
They use the animals
- use, habituate - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
--2 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--3 is one way to exploit, work
Sample sentence:
They use him to write the letter
- use, expend - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
Sample sentence:
They use the money
- 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"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- 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"
--6 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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