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Definition of use (one's) words
use (one's) words
verb
- to speak rather than resort to violence.
Use your words, son.
Citation from "Stone Dead", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 4 (2007) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to say, speak, talk.
Last edited on Jan 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 05 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'to say, speak, talk': | |
| Definitions include: to talk incessantly. | |
| Definitions include: to talk to. | |
| Definitions include: an informal chat. | |
| Definitions include: to chat. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: to tell one's secrets. | |
| Definitions include: incessant, idle talk. | |
| Definitions include: to jokingly deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to chat. | |
| Definitions include: to say or give. | |
| Definitions include: to say. Notes: can only be used in the present, past, and future simple tenses and the past conditional tense. | |
| Definitions include: to talk. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: about to be remembered. | |
| Definitions include: to talk at length. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'use': | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: to habitually take a drug or drink alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: a resident or citizen of the United States, used to avoid ambiguity of "American", which can refer to anyone from North or South America. | |
| Definitions include: "use to be able to". | |
Other terms relating to 'word': | |
| Definitions include: "cunt". | |
| Definitions include: the word "cunt". | |
| Definitions include: to suffer the consequences of verbalizing something that was incorrect. | |
| Definitions include: a fancy word. | |
| Definitions include: a swear word. | |
| Definitions include: fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to have an opportunity to speak. | |
| Definitions include: any good news, ideas, or thoughts. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in other words". | |
| Definitions include: "please." | |
| Definitions include: "I will not reveal the secret." | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of surprise. | |
| Definitions include: the word "nigger", which is extremely offensive. | |
| Definitions include: Indicates everything is ready, that plans or actions can proceed. | |
| Definitions include: non-committal speech. | |
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