feat, effort, exploit
(noun) a notable achievement; “he performed a great feat”; “the book was her finest effort”
exploit, work
(verb) use or manipulate to one’s advantage; “He exploit the new taxation system”; “She knows how to work the system”; “he works his parents for sympathy”
exploit, tap
(verb) draw from; make good use of; “we must exploit the resources we are given wisely”
overwork, exploit
(verb) work excessively hard; “he is exploiting the students”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exploit (plural exploits)
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
An achievement.
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
exploit (third-person singular simple present exploits, present participle exploiting, simple past and past participle exploited)
(transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
Synonyms: take advantage of, use
(transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.
• ex-pilot
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*ploit", n. Etym: [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit, espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p.p. neut. of explicare to unfold, display, exhibit; ex+plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Explicit, Explicate.]
1. A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great. Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. Shak.
2. Combat; war. [Obs.] He made haste to exploit some warlike service. Holland.
2. Etym: [F. exploiter.]
Definition: To utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or agricultural lands; to exploit public opinion. [Recent]
3. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon. [Recent] In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry exploit his employés or make his capital "out of" anybody else. W. G. Sumner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
