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 Definitions of exploit  [ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt]  

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Definition of 'exploit' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) exploit
a striking or notable deed; feat.

2. (v.t.) exploit
to utilize, esp. for profit; turn to practical account:
to exploit a business opportunity.

3.  exploit
to take advantage of; promote.

4.  exploit
to use selfishly for one's own ends.

Etymology:  (1400–50; expleiten, esploiten to expedite, complete < AF espleiter, der. of espleit (n.). See exploit1)

Definition of 'exploit' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) feat, effort, exploit
a notable achievement
"he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

2. (verb) exploit, work
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"

3. (verb) exploit, tap
draw from; make good use of
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

4. (verb) overwork, exploit
work excessively hard
"he is exploiting the students"


Definition of 'exploit' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) exploit
to use a person or situation only to gain advantage for yourself
a company accused of exploiting its employees; politicians who exploit the public's fears

2.  exploit
to use sth to the fullest degree possible
We're exploiting the new technology to develop the best products on the market.; the exploitation of low-paid workers; the exploitation of natural resources


Definition of 'exploit' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) exploit
a deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great

2. (noun) exploit
combat; war

3. (noun) exploit
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

4. (noun) exploit
hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon


Definitions of 'exploit' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  exploit
[originally cracker slang]

1. A vulnerability in software that can be used for breaking security or otherwise attacking an Internet host over the network. The Ping O' Death is a famous exploit.

2. More grammatically, a program that exploits an exploit in sense 1.


Translation of 'exploit' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a (daring) deed or action
stories of his military exploits.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: eksploiteer Arabic flag Arabic: عَمَل، مَفْخَرَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подвиг
Brazilian flag Brazilian: façanha Czech flag Czech: smělý čin German flag German: die Heldentat
Danish flag Danish: bedrift; dåd Greek flag Greek: ανδραγάθημα Spanish flag Spanish: hazaña
Estonian flag Estonian: kangelastegu Farsi flag Farsi: کار برجسته؛ شاهکار Finnish flag Finnish: urotyö
French flag French: exploit Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַעֲשֶה נוֹעָז Hindi flag Hindi: कारनामें
Croatian flag Croatian: junačko djelo, podvig Hungarian flag Hungarian: (hős)tett Indonesian flag Indonesian: tindakan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (hetju)dáð, þrekvirki Italian flag Italian: impresa Japanese flag Japanese: 手柄
Korean flag Korean: 영웅적 행위 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žygdarbis Latvian flag Latvian: varoņdarbs
Malay flag Malay: eksploitasi Dutch flag Dutch: heldendaad Norwegian flag Norwegian: bedrift, dåd
Polish flag Polish: wyczyn Persian flag Persian: کار برجسته؛ شاهکار Pashto flag Pashto: شهكار،يو ښكاره كار كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: façanha Romanian flag Romanian: faptă vite­jească Russian flag Russian: подвиг
Slovak flag Slovak: hrdinský čin Slovenian flag Slovenian: podvig Serbian flag Serbian: poduhvat
Swedish flag Swedish: bedrift, bragd, hjältedåd Thai flag Thai: การกระทำที่กล้าหาญ Turkish flag Turkish: kahramanlık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 功績,英勇事蹟 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: подвиг Urdu flag Urdu: کارنامہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thành tích chói lọi Chinese flag Chinese: 功绩,英勇的行为

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