Definition of Using
Noun: using yoo-zing
- An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
- exploitation, victimization, victimisation [Brit]
- Put into service; make work for a particular purpose or use as designed
"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";
- utilize, utilise [Brit], apply, employ
- Take or consume (regularly or habitually)
"She uses drugs rarely";
- habituate
- Spend time doing something so that less or no time is left
"The legislature used its time on school questions";
- expend
- 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"
- Make use of; obey or follow
"use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense";
- practice [N. Amer], apply, practise [Brit, Cdn]
- Habitually do something (used 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"
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