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used |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb use 5 of 6 senses of use Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ => give dedicate, commit, devote => play => play => pull out all the stops => put assign => ply => address => waste => misapply, misuse => avail => overuse, overdrive => cannibalize, cannibalise => recycle, reprocess, reuse => exploit, work => exploit, tap => strain, extend => exert, exercise => enjoy => take => share => work put to work => fall back resort, recur Sense 2 use => drink, tope => board Sense 3 use => trespass, take advantage Sense 4 use expend => pervert, misuse, abuse => spare => take occupy, use up => waste, blow, squander Sense 5 practice, apply, use => follow Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb use 5 of 6 senses of use Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ => give dedicate, commit, devote => vow, consecrate => rededicate => apply => attend => play => play => pull out all the stops => put assign => repose => ply => address => waste => misapply, misuse => avail => overuse, overdrive => cannibalize, cannibalise => recycle, reprocess, reuse => rehash => reclaim, recover => exploit, work => play => harness => optimize, optimise => avail, help => prey, feed => use => trespass, take advantage => impinge, encroach, entrench, trench => exploit, tap => maximize, maximise => mine => strip mine, surface mine => quarry => milk => strain, extend => overstrain, overextend => tax, task => exert, exercise => enjoy => take => share => double up => pool => communalize, communalise => work put to work => exercise, work work out => warm up => warm up => computerize, computerise => rack => implement, apply, utilize, utilise => misapply => overwork, exploit => overdrive => fall back resort, recur Sense 2 use => drink, tope => board Sense 3 use => trespass, take advantage => impinge, encroach, entrench, trench Sense 4 use expend => pervert, misuse, abuse => fracture => take in vain => spare => take occupy, use up => be => waste, blow, squander => burn Sense 5 practice, apply, use => follow Entailment of verb use 1 of 6 senses of use Sense 4 use expend => consume, eat up use up eat, deplete, exhaust, run through wipe out Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb use 6 senses of use Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 2 use => consume, ingest, take in take have Sense 3 use => exploit, work Sense 4 use expend Also See-> use up#1 Sense 5 practice, apply, use Sense 6 use => act move Familiarity of verb use use used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb use Sense 1 use utilize, utilise, apply, employ Sense 5 practice, apply, use -------------- Sense 2 use => consume, ingest, take in take have -------------- Sense 3 use => exploit, work -------------- Sense 4 use expend -------------- Sense 6 use => act move -------------- Grep of noun used accused used-car lot Overview of verb use The verb use has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1387) 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") 2. (13) use -- (take or consume (regularly); "She uses drugs rarely") 3. (12) 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") 4. (12) use expend -- (use up consume fully; " The legislature expended its time on school questions.") 5. (1) 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") Overview of adj used The adj used has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) 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) 2. (1) 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") 3. (1) secondhand, used -- (previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car") Antonyms of adj used 3 senses of used Sense 1 used (vs. misused) misused (vs. used) => abused => exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used victimized, victimised Sense 2 exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used victimized, victimised INDIRECT (VIA misused) -> used Sense 3 secondhand, used INDIRECT (VIA old) -> new Similarity of adj used 3 senses of used Sense 1 used (vs. misused) => in use => utilized, utilised Sense 2 exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used victimized, victimised => misused (vs. used) Sense 3 secondhand, used => old (vs. new) Attributes of adj used Familiarity of adj used used used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj used abused amused aroused bemused calloused confused contused diffused disabused disused excused focused fused ill-used misused nonplused soused suffused unabused unamused uncaused unconfused unexcused unfocused unused used used-up used to used up Overview of verb use The verb use has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1387) 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") 2. (13) use -- (take or consume (regularly); "She uses drugs rarely") 3. (12) 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") 4. (12) use expend -- (use up consume fully; " The legislature expended its time on school questions.") 5. (1) 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") Overview of adj used The adj used has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) 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) 2. (1) 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") 3. (1) secondhand, used -- (previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car")
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