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Noun using has 1 sense
  1. exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using - an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
    --1 is a kind of mistreatment
    --1 has particulars: sexploitation; colonialism
    Derived form: verb use3
,Verb use has 6 senses
  1. 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"
    Derived forms: noun use1, noun user1, noun usage1
    Sample sentence:
    They use the animals
  2. use, habituate - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely"
    --2 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
    Derived forms: noun use1, noun user3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun use7, noun user2, noun using1
    Sample sentence:
    They use him to write the letter
  4. use, expend - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
    Derived form: noun use4
    Sample sentence:
    They use the money
  5. 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"
    Derived forms: noun use2, noun usance3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  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"
    --6 is one way to     act, move
    Derived form: noun usage2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
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