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Definition:

exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one''s own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous";

a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it";

the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers";

what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?";

a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses";

(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat";

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily";

use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions";

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;

take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely";

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";

avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance";

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";

See Also: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

Hyponyms: mind game, ritual, second nature, cleanliness, uncleanliness, practice, play, misuse, abuse, exploitation, development, recycling, application, practical application, raison d'etre, fair use, fruition, conspicuous consumption, pervert, spare, take, occupy, use up, waste, blow, squander, give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote, pull out all the stops, put, assign, ply, address, misapply, avail, overuse, overdrive, cannibalize, cannibalise, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, tap, strain, extend, exert, exercise, enjoy, share, put to work, implement, fall back, resort, recur, drink, tope, board, follow, trespass, take advantage

Grouped Verbs: practice, apply, utilize, utilise, employ

Attributes: functional, nonfunctional

Entailments: consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

Derivational Morphology: manipulate, pull strings, pull wires, keep in line, control, habituate, practice, practise, exercise, do, exert, utilize, utilise, apply, employ, serve, function, enjoy, expend, consumption, using up, expenditure, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, application, practical application, utility, usefulness, utilizer, utiliser, user, habit, wont, drug user, substance abuser, custom, pattern, manipulation, exploiter, exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using

Anagrams: Sue, sue

Language Translations:
Catalan: ús and usar		Chinese: 用
Dutch: gebruik and gebruiken and nut		Esperanto: uzi
Finnish: hyödyllisyys and käyttää and käyttö		French: usage and utiliser and utilité
German: benutzen and Benutzung and Nutzen		Hebrew: השתמש
Hungarian: használni		Ido: uzar
Italian: usare and uso		Japanese: 用いる and 効用 and 使用
Korean: 쓰다		Latvian: lietot
Norwegian: bruk and nytte		Polish: użycie and użytek and używać
Portuguese: usar and uso		Romanian: folosire and utiliza
Russian: использовать and употребление		Slovene: uporaba
Spanish: usar and uso and utilidad		Swedish: använda
Turkish: fayda and kullanma and kullanmak		Vietnamese: ích and dùng and sự

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