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  • 51use —    1. (of a male) to copulate with    Normally outside marriage:     Be a whore still: they love thee not that use thee. (Shakespeare, Timon of Athens)    The fact that her father had used her killed my liking for Kàtchen. (F. Harris, 1925)    2 …

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  • 52use — [13] The verb use comes via Old French user from Vulgar Latin *ūsāre. This was derived from ūsus, the past participle of Latin ūtī ‘use’ (source also of English utensil, utility [14], utilize [19], etc). Latin ūsus was also used as a noun,… …

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  • 53use — 1. noun /juːs,jus/ a) The act of using. The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations. b) Usefulness, benefit. There is no use for your invention. Syn: employment, usage …

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  • 54use — 1. verb 1) she used her key to open the door Syn: utilize, employ, avail oneself of, work, operate, wield, ply, apply, put into service 2) the court will use its discretion Syn: exercise …

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  • 55usé — adj., usagé : ÛZO, A, E av. (Aix, Albanais 001, Annecy 003, Balme Sillingy 020, Chambéry 025, Chamonix, St Martin Porte, Saxel 002, Thônes 004) ; kwé, ta, e <cuit = pourri> pp. (001, 002). E. : Foutu. A1) usé par le travail, usé et boiteux …

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  • 56use up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms use up : present tense I/you/we/they use up he/she/it uses up present participle using up past tense used up past participle used up to use all of a supply of something I ve used up all my holiday entitlement …

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  • 57use — See: NO USE, PUT TO USE …

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  • 58use up — {v. phr.} 1. To use until nothing is left; spend or consume completely. * /Don t use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with./ * /Jack used up his last dollar to see the movies./ Compare: GIVE OUT(5). 2. {informal} To tire completely; make… …

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  • 59use — See: NO USE, PUT TO USE …

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  • 60use up — {v. phr.} 1. To use until nothing is left; spend or consume completely. * /Don t use up all the soap. Leave me some to wash with./ * /Jack used up his last dollar to see the movies./ Compare: GIVE OUT(5). 2. {informal} To tire completely; make… …

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