Dictionary Definition
used adj
1 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]
2 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, victimized, victimised]
3 previously used or owned by another; "bought a
secondhand (or used) car" [syn: secondhand]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- yo͞ozd, /juːzd/, /ju:zd/
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- Rhymes: -uːst
Verb
used- past of use
- abused, exploited, took unfair advantage of. [derogatory]
- You used me! [/her/him/them]
Adjective
used- That is or has or have been used.
- The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.
- That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
- He bought a used car.
Synonyms
- (that has or have been used)
- (that has or have previously been owned by someone else): second-hand
Antonyms
Translations
That is or has or have been used
- Finnish: käytetty
- Greek: μεταχειρισμένος (metacheirisménos)
That has or have previously been owned by
someone else
- Finnish: käytetty
- Greek: μεταχειρισμένος (metacheirisménos)
See also
Extensive Definition
Used may refer to:
- Used good, goods of any type that have been used before
- Used (Huesca), a village in Huesca, Aragon, Spain
- Used, Zaragoza, a town in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
- Used (song), a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream!
- The
Used, a rock band from Orem, Utah
- The Used (album), their 2002 debut album
used in Spanish: Used
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ablated, acquainted with,
adapted to, applied, by
the board, cast-off, consumed, depleted, dissipated, down the drain,
employed, eroded, exercised, exerted, expended, familiar with,
forfeit, forfeited, gone, gone to waste, hand-me-down,
in use, irretrievable, long-lost,
lost, lost to, misspent, not new, occupied, old, out the window, pawed-over, run
to seed, secondhand,
shrunken, spent, squandered, unnew, used to, used up, wasted, worn, worn away