abuses 1 of 2

plural of abuse

abuses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of abuse
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as in perverts
to put to a bad or improper use if you abuse your baseball bat by using it to hammer nails, don't expect it to last long

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“Abuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuses. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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