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  • v  put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  • v  take or consume (regularly or habitually)
  • v  use up, consume fully
  • v  seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
    The president's wife used her good connections
  • v  avail oneself to
  • v  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
  • a  employed in accomplishing something
    the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker
  • s  of persons; taken advantage of
    after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used
  • s  previously used or owned by another
    bought a secondhand (or used) car

  • Impressed by the material's load-bearing capacity (he calls cardboard "improved wood"), he thought of them again in 1995, after the Kobe earthquake, and used donated 34-ply tubes .
  • TV shows with transsexual charactersusually used as sassy, obnoxious sidekickswere told to get rid of the parts.
  • Revolvers, not generally used as an offensive weapon, had a median time-to-crime of 12.
News & Articles

  • Used 5R55W Transmission Now Sold for Reduced Prices to Explorer Owners at AutoProsUSA.com
    Used 5R55W transmission is now sold for a lowered price to owners of the Ford Explorer at the AutoProsUSA.com company. These automatic gearboxes can now be purchased at a discount for immediate placement into vehicles able to benefit from a preowned transmission. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/used-5r55w-transmission/ford-transmissions-used ...
    June 14, 2013 - PRWeb
  • Used Mercedes Benz Diesel Engines Now for Sale Online at GotDieselEngines.com
    Used Mercedes Benz diesel engines are now listed for online sale to car, truck and van owners courtesy of the GotDieselEngines.com company. The range of engines that are now included for public sale are promoted with a lower than standard price for all consumer sales. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/used-mercedes-benz-diesel/engine-for-sale-mercedes ...
    June 14, 2013 - PRWeb
  • Used car prices decline as shortage of late model vehicles eases
    The price of used cars posted its biggest drop since October, according to an industry guide, an indication the tight market for late-model-year vehicles is starting to ease.        
    June 13, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
Quotes

  • Wesley Sneijder in Telegraph.co.uk
    Sneijder, who's deflected goal gave Holland a crucial 2-1 lead said: "This is unforgettable". "It was a tough fight and towards the end we complicated matters. Sunday, we play in the World Cup final. I have to get used to that."
  • Bobby Jindal in The Associated Press
    They've used the war rhetoric,Jindal said aboard a boat floating in oil-slicked waters near Grand Isle. "If this is really a war, they need to be using every resource that makes sense to fight this oil before it comes to our coast."
  • Paris Hilton in Reuters Canada
    I'm not the same person I was,Hilton told Walters. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I know...

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