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"(transitive) To aim a weapon at a target."
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect."
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"word": "瞄準"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "miáozhǔn",
"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "瞄准"
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"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "suunnata"
},
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"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "pointer"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "viser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "richten"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "napravljatʹ",
"sense": "aim a weapon",
"word": "направлять"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shījiā",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "施加"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "應用"
},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìngyòng",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "应用"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "ottaa käyttöön"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "käyttää"
},
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "employer"
},
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "appliquer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "aufbringen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "ausüben"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exaskó",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "εξασκώ"
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
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"word": "wykorzystywać"
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "wykorzystać"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pretvorjatʹ v žiznʹ",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "претворять в жизнь"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "applicera"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "tillämpa"
},
{
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"sense": "employ to achieve an effect",
"word": "ta till"
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"word": "bring to bear"
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