put to use

absorb deplete devour dominate drain eat up employ exhaust expend obsess preoccupy spend waste

apply dissipate drivel engross finish go lavish lessen monopolize squander trifle utilize vanish

avail oneself of finish up fritter away frivol away go through have recourse to profit by put away run out of run through throw away wash up wear out

fill save

appear create hoard

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

apply engage exploit handle occupy operate spend use utilize

bestow exercise exert fill manipulate

bring to bear keep busy take up use up

be lazy surrender yield

take

fire ignore lay off let go misuse shun unemploy

abuse apply capitalize on employ handle manipulate mine profit from use utilize

bleed exercise finesse fleece jockey maneuver milk play skin soak stick work

avail oneself of cash in on get mileage out of impose upon make capital of make use of play on profit by

leave alone misuse

address affect apply devote direct employ exercise frequent go haunt recur repair run try turn use utilize visit

avail oneself of benefit by bring into play fall back on go to head for look to make use of recur to refer to take up turn to

abstain break halt ignore misuse shun stay stop

avoid dodge

adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work

capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to work run through turn to account

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

save

abstain

apply appropriate employ exploit handle promote resort to take advantage of

advance bestow exercise forward further use

avail oneself of have recourse to profit by turn to account

misuse

cease halt hinder impede stop

apply brandish employ exert handle maintain manipulate operate possess swing

command conduct exercise flourish have hold manage maneuver ply shake throw utilize wave work

have at one's disposal make use of

ignore misuse neglect

cease fail idle