'Used' definitions:

Definition of 'used'

From: WordNet
adjective
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 [ant: misused]
adjective
Of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised]
adjective
Previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car" [syn: secondhand, used]

Definition of 'Used'

From: GCIDE
  • Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Used; p. pr. & vb. n. Using.] [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of uncertain origin. Cf. Utility.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation. [1913 Webster]
  • Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly. "I will use him well." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • How wouldst thou use me now? --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Cato has used me ill. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business. [1913 Webster]
  • Use hospitality one to another. --1 Pet. iv. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger. [1913 Webster]
  • I am so used in the fire to blow. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • To use one's self, to behave. [Obs.] "Pray, forgive me, if I have used myself unmannerly." --Shak.
  • To use up. (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of; as, to use up the supplies. (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by fatigue. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Employ.
  • Usage: Use, Employ. We use a thing, or make use of it, when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We employ it when we turn that service into a particular channel. We use words to express our general meaning; we employ certain technical terms in reference to a given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there is often a material difference between the two words when applied to persons. To speak of "making use of another" generally implies a degrading idea, as if we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate; an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue. [1913 Webster]
  • I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And manage all. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'used'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Used'