n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

v. draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

n. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

n. (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read"

n. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

n. any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"

n. an action; "how could you do such a thing?"

n. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

n. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

n. physical strength

n. any carefree episode

n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

n. the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

v. draw or pour with a pump

v. flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

v. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"

v. use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"

v. take advantage of or capitalize on

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. make the most of; "He maximized his role"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. make use of too often or too extensively

v. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"