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as in to utilize
to put into action or service
I will need to use the large hammer for this project
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2
as in to treat
to behave toward in a stated way
the factory workers were underpaid and poorly used by their employers
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as in to exploit
to take unfair advantage of
I was paying for everything on our little outing, and I was starting to feel like I was being used
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as in application
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
the use of boom boxes is strictly prohibited in the park
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as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the broken grill isn't going to be of much use in cooking the hamburgers
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as in liking
positive regard for something
I have no use for slackers
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