used

Words with a similar base: ill-used, used

'used'

[use.v.01] as in: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Examples:
use your head!
we only use Spanish at home
I can't use 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

'used'

[use.v.02] as in: take or consume (regularly or habitually)

Examples:
She uses drugs rarely

'used'

[use.v.03] as in: use up, consume fully

Examples:
The legislature expended its time on school questions

'used'

[use.v.04] as in: seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

Examples:
She uses her influential friends to get jobs
The president's wife used her good connections

'used'

[practice.v.04] as in: avail oneself to

Examples:
apply a principle
practice a religion
use care when going down the stairs
use your common sense
practice non-violent resistance

'used'

[use.v.06] as in: habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

Examples:
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

'used'

[used.a.01] as in: employed in accomplishing something; - H.H.Arnold

& I.C.Eaker

Examples:
the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war

'used'

[exploited.s.01] as in: of persons; taken advantage of

Examples:
after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used

'used'

[secondhand.s.02] as in: previously used or owned by another

Examples:
bought a secondhand (or used) car

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