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ill-use vs kick around

kick around vs ill-use

ill-use and kick around both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ill-use No No Yes No
kick around No No Yes No
As verbs, kick around is a hyponym of ill-use; that is, kick around is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ill-use:
  • ill-use: treat badly
  • kick around: treat badly; abuse
ill-use (verb) kick around (verb)
treat badly discuss lightly
treat badly; abuse
be around; be alive or active
Difference between ill-use and kick around

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