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ALL meanings of abuse

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  • noun abuse Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) (archaic) To violate; defile; to rape. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) OBS Misrepresent; adulterate. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) OBS To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of. 0
  • verb abuse (Transitive Verb) OBS (Scotland) Disuse. 0
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