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| box2 |
to employ cleverness, evasion, and anticipation in a boxing match, as opposed to sheer strength or force. [1/6 definitions] |
| closed shop |
a factory or business that agrees, through a contract with a labor union, to employ only members of that union. [1/2 definitions] |
| electronics |
sophisticated electrical devices, equipment, or components that employ tiny parts such as transistors and microchips. [1/2 definitions] |
| employable |
combined form of employ. |
| engage |
to obtain or use the service of; employ. [1/11 definitions] |
| flatter1 |
to employ flattery. [1/4 definitions] |
| hire |
to employ new workers. [1/5 definitions] |
| hold on |
to retain (something or someone) in one's employ, possession, or social relationship. [1/5 definitions] |
| jig1 |
to employ a jig, either in working with materials or in fishing. [1/4 definitions] |
| make use of |
to employ or cause to be employed; find a purpose or activity for. |
| misemploy |
to employ wrongly; misuse. |
| ply1 |
to employ (something) as a weapon or tool. [1/6 definitions] |
| put to use |
to apply or employ to one's advantage. |
| reemploy |
combined form of employ. |
| scanner1 |
any of various devices that employ optics, nuclear radiation, magnetic fields, sound waves, or the like to examine interior or exterior surfaces or tissues and transmit information, images, or directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| stall2 |
to employ evasion or other delaying maneuvers. [1/5 definitions] |
| text message |
a short message typed on the keypad of a cellular phone and transmitted to another cellular phone. Text messages often employ shortened forms of words, which may also include numbers to represent sounds within words or to represent whole words; text. [1/3 definitions] |
| use |
to bring into service; employ, esp. habitually. [2/12 definitions] |
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