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  1. noun
    exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

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    manipulation
    type of:
    influence
  2. verb
    use up, consume fully

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    expend
  3. verb
    avail oneself to
    "use care when going down the stairs" "use your common sense"

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    apply practice
  4. noun
    (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

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    consumption economic consumption usance use of goods and services
    type of:
    demand
  5. noun
    the act of using
    "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"

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    employment exercise usage utilisation utilization
    type of:
    activity
  6. verb
    take or consume (regularly or habitually)
    "She uses drugs rarely"

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    habituate
  7. noun
    what something is used for
    "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

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    function purpose role
    type of:
    usefulness utility
  8. noun
    (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
    "long use had hardened him to it"

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    habit
    type of:
    custom usance usage
  9. noun
    (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
    "we were given the use of his boat"

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    enjoyment
    type of:
    legal right
  10. verb
    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" "use the plastic bags to store the food" "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

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    apply employ utilise utilize
  11. noun
    a particular service
    "he put his knowledge to good use" "patrons have their uses"
    type of:
    utility usefulness
  12. verb
    habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (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" "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"
    type of:
    act move
  13. verb
    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"
    type of:
    work exploit
Examples of use
  • "use care when going down the stairs"
  • "use your common sense"
  • "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
  • "She uses drugs rarely"
  • "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
  • "long use had hardened him to it"
  • "we were given the use of his boat"
  • "use your head!"
  • "we only use Spanish at home"
  • "I can't use this tool"
  • "use the plastic bags to store the food"
  • "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
  • "he put his knowledge to good use"
  • "patrons have their uses"
  • "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"
  • "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"
  • "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"
  • "The president's wife used her good connections"
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