Abuse and Leverage

Abuse

Abuse verb - To take unfair advantage of.

Usage example: abused his parents' trust, pilfering small amounts from them that he hoped they wouldn't notice

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Leverage and abuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leverage" instead a verb "Abuse".

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Leverage verb - To take unfair advantage of.

Usage example: a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame

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Abuse and leverage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Leverage".

Nearby Words: lever, levered, leveraged, leveraging

legal	legal abuse	legal leverage
actual	actual abuse	actual leverage
real	real abuse	real leverage
massive	massive abuse	massive leverage
Other adjectives: incredible, possible, less, further, previous, financial.

Also given a slight nod to realism, as when Nate breaks an opponent's neck, he's almost always putting his full body weight into the effort, either getting them on the ground first to abuse his leverage, or otherwise maneuvering them into a position in which he can exert a lot of pressure.

Source: Neck Snap
An interesting variation with Eliot Spencer from Leverage: a lot of viewers assumed that his violent reaction to an abusive father stemmed from a childhood history of abuse.

Source: Dark and Troubled Past

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