The meaning of Used

verb

Make a formal application or request.

Usage examples:

You need to apply to the local authority for a grant

phrasal verb

Get rid of

phrasal verb

(of a ship) to leave

Usage examples:

The ship was scheduled to cast off at 8 p.m.

verb

Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.

Usage examples:

The firm employs 150 people

noun

The state of being employed for wages or a salary.

Usage examples:

I started work in the employ of a grocer

verb

To pay someone to work or do a job for you

Usage examples:

The factory employs 87 workers., jacobs employs this phrase repeatedly.

noun

Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.

Usage examples:

Exercise improves your heart and lung power

verb

Use or apply (a faculty, right, or process).

Usage examples:

Control is exercised by the board

verb

Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).

Usage examples:

The moon exerts a force on the earth

verb

Put to use

verb

To use power or the ability to make something happen

Usage examples:

To cut costs, health-insurance plans are exerting tighter control over paying for medical care., sh…

noun

A piece of clothing given to a younger family member or friend because the person who owns it no longer wants it or it no longer fits

Usage examples:

Claudia had three older sisters, so she wore a lot of hand-me-downs.

phrasal verb

To give something to a younger member of your family when you no longer need it, or to arrange for someone younger to get it after you have died

Usage examples:

My grandmother handed down this necklace to my mother., the appeals court handed down its decision …

phrasal verb

To give or teach something to a younger member of your family

Usage examples:

Hand sth down from sb to sb the men practise a skill handed down from father to son., he showed lit…

verb

To put something into your service for a purpose

Usage examples:

Do you know how to use a computer?, we could use your help., she uses so many big words, it’s hard …

phrase

To use something that is available

Usage examples:

We might as well make use of the hotel's facilities., we must make use of every weapon we have in t…

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb

To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it

Usage examples:

Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

noun

A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

Usage examples:

Snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes

verb

Move skilfully or carefully.

Usage examples:

The lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in the narrow street

noun

A planned action that is intended to get an advantage

Usage examples:

This manoeuvre has the effect of rewarding those shareholders who sell at the expense of those who …

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

verb

(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system).

Usage examples:

The prime minister operates a system of divide and rule

verb

Perform as expected when applied

verb

To work or cause something to work, be in action, or have an effect

Usage examples:

[ t ] how do you operate the remote control unit?, [ i ] changes are being introduced to make the d…

noun

A thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material.

Usage examples:

Tiles that have a black pvc ply in the lamination

verb

Work steadily with (a tool).

Usage examples:

A tailor delicately plying his needle

noun

A layer of something such as wood or paper, or a thread that is wrapped with other threads to form yarn (= wool cord) or rope

Usage examples:

Two-ply facial tissue, new buses plied the city's bus routes this week., extreme-sports athletes pl…

verb

Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.

Usage examples:

I need to practise my french

verb

To work in an area such as law or medicine, etc. that involves long periods of training and high levels of skill

Usage examples:

Practise as sth she practised as a solicitor for 10 years before taking a career break., practise l…

adjective

Previously owned by someone else

Usage examples:

A swan, pre-owned or new, is a real investment., they are reconditioning used cars for sale as cert…

adjective

Previously owned by someone else

Usage examples:

Second-hand cars/goods/market, we bought it second-hand from a mercedes dealer.

verb

Make practical and effective use of.

Usage examples:

Vitamin c helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet

Put into service

verb

To make use of something

Usage examples:

The library’s great collection allowed me to utilize many rare sources.

verb

Hold and use (a weapon or tool).

Usage examples:

A masked raider wielding a handgun

verb

Handle effectively

verb

To have or use power, authority, or influence, or to hold and use a weapon

Usage examples:

Under the new city charter, the mayor wields most of the power.

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork

adjective

Past participle of wear1.

verb

Have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.

Usage examples:

He was wearing a dark suit