S: (v) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose) "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"
S: (v) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause) "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
S: (v) play (employ in a game or in a specific position) "They played him on first base"
S: (v) play (use or move) "I had to play my queen"
S: (v) pull out all the stops (use all resources available) "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"
S: (v) put, assign (attribute or give) "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
S: (v) address (address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question)
S: (v) waste (use inefficiently or inappropriately) "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
S: (v) misapply, misuse (apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly) "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
S: (v) avail (use to one's advantage) "He availed himself of the available resources"
S: (v) exploit, work (use or manipulate to one's advantage) "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
S: (v) exploit, tap (draw from; make good use of) "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
S: (v) strain, extend (use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity) "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"