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1 apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, employ, exercise, exert, find a use for, make use of, operate, ply, practise, profit by, put to use, turn to account, utilize, wield, work

2 act towards, behave towards, deal with, exploit, handle, manipulate, misuse, take advantage of, treat

3 consume, exhaust, expend, run through, spend, waste
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4 application, employment, exercise, handling, operation, practice, service, treatment, usage, wear and tear

5 advantage, application, avail, benefit, good, help, mileage (informal) point, profit, service, usefulness, utility, value, worth

6 custom, habit, practice, usage, way, wont

7 call, cause, end, necessity, need, object, occasion, point, purpose, reason

use up
absorb, burn up, consume, deplete, devour, drain, exhaust, finish, fritter away, run through, squander, swallow up, waste

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use up, used, used to, useful

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one tough cookie	exp.	generally, an endearment expression used to describe someone who, contrary to the appearances, proves to have strength, determination
coffice	n.	coffee shop used as an office especially using internet connection with your laptop computer	new term coined in 2010, not entered yet as "official"
bicycle-kick	n.	term used in football when a player makes an acrobatic movement using his legs
eat one's own dogfood	exp.	expression used to describe the practice of a company using internally the marketed products	[Bus.] expression originating from and widely used in software industry; the practice is also known as "dogfooding"
Hydra-headed	adj.	with a complex structure; difficult to approach; multiple problems generator
! keep your distance	exp.	Do not approach too much / ne t'approche pas trop	The man must keep his distance.
bromance	n.	blend of "brother" and "romance" used to describe a strong friendship between two males.
Frisbee	n.	a Registered Trademark owned by WHAM-O INC, commonly used to refer its famous flying disc
Paramedicine	n.	Used by a Paramedic lobby for speaking of Prehospital Emregency Medecine
sewer	n.	A pipe that carries water and pollutants after being used in houses and businesses.
duck	n.	a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing or tents	also known as "cotton duck" or "duck canvas"
libdem	adj.	Liberal Democrat (UK), more frequently used in plural : libdems	familiar word formed by the combination of liberal, currently headed by Nick Clegg
gurl	n.	spelling for "girl" used by Katie Perry
lunge	n.	an exercise consisting in controlled downward and/or forward movement, used for weight training
clickety-clack	o.	word used to describe the sound made by the wheels of a train	by extension, it can be applied to other rhythmic similar sounds (for example, the sound of a clock or of a typing machine)
skit	adj.	commonly used by youth in London, synonym of whore or slag	Slang; a very rude word
suspenders	n.	a pair of straps used by men for holding up trousers or pants
crowdsourcing	n.	using a lot of people (Internet users mostly) to contribute to a collective work. For example Wikipedia uses crowdsourcing
pentagonese	n.	specific language used in the Pentagon
premethrin	n.	synhtetic pyrethroid pesticide C21 H20 CL2 O3 used espacially against insects ticks and mites
scrim	n.	very thin fabric used for theatre backdrops, translucent curtains etc
hacktivist	n.	activist using hacking as a method, hacker who does it for a "cause"	new word, not yet largely used
PIGS	n.	an acronym sometimes used by economic analysts referring to Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain	Called PIIGS when it includes Ireland
gay	adj.	in modern usage, especially among young people, also used disparagingly to mean 'rubbish' or 'ridiculous'	that is so gay: c'est nase
gams	n.	term used to describe a woman's legs	[Slang] E.g: She is pretty and has some great gams.
muffin top	exp.	informal term used to describe the flab in the abdominal area rolling over tight clothes	from the resemblance with a muffin whose top exceeds the margins of the paper it is baked in
snowshoe spamming	exp.	spams delivery using multiple IPs and domains in order to avoid filters
computer savvy	adj.	with advanced skills in the use of computers
the c-word	n.	euphemism used to refer to the taboo word "cunt"
blue moon	exp.	expression used to designate something that happens very rarely

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