S: (n) function, purpose, role, use (what something is used for) "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
S: (n) use (a particular service) "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"
S: (n) habit, use ((psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition) "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
S: (n) manipulation, use (exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage) "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"
S: (n) use, enjoyment ((law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property) "we were given the use of his boat"
Verb
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) rededicate (dedicate anew) "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country"
S: (v) apply (apply oneself to) "Please apply yourself to your homework"
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) promote (change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent)
S: (v) queen (promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess)
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) repose (put or confide something in a person or thing) "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
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) make hay (turn to one's advantage) "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident"
S: (v) play (use to one's advantage) "She plays on her clients' emotions"
S: (v) avail, help (take or use) "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"
S: (v) prey, feed (profit from in an exploitatory manner) "He feeds on her insecurity"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) trespass, take advantage (make excessive use of) "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
S: (v) impinge, encroach, entrench, trench (impinge or infringe upon) "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"
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"
S: (v) overstrain, overextend (strain excessively) "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
S: (v) tax, task (use to the limit) "you are taxing my patience"
S: (v) exercise, work, work out (give a workout to) "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind"
S: (v) warm up (cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles) "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
S: (v) limber (cause to become limber) "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
S: (v) warm up (cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles) "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
S: (v) limber (cause to become limber) "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
S: (v) cybernate, computerize, computerise (control a function, process, or creation by a computer) "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory"
S: (v) rack (put on a rack and pinion) "rack a camera"
S: (v) apply, hold, go for (be pertinent or relevant or applicable) "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) use (habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (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"; "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"