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# exploit

verb (exploit, exploits, exploited, exploiting); noun (an exploit, exploits)

«exploit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#m1)
2. (verb) To make full use of something, such as resources or a chance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#m2)
3. (noun) A brave, exciting or daring deed, an adventure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#m3)
4. (computing) A trick or piece of code that uses a weakness in a program. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship, factory owners exploited child workers; in online safety, bad people may try to exploit children, so tell a trusted adult. In geography, countries exploit oil or coal. In stories, «the hero's exploits» are adventures. In games, an exploit is a glitch players use to cheat. Phrases: «exploit a weakness», «exploit workers», «daring exploits».

### Examples

- Factory owners once exploited children by making them work long hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x1)
- The team exploited the gap in the defence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x2)
- The country exploits its forests for wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x3)
- We read about Robin Hood's exploits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x4)
- Never let anyone online exploit you; tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x5)
- Hackers used an exploit to break into the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x6)
- She exploited every chance to practise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x7)
- Heracles (whose world-renowned exploits will be related among the legends) was the son of Alcmene and Zeus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/#x8)

### Note

Verb stressed «ex-PLOIT»; noun stressed «EX-ploit». Noun: exploitation (unfair use). Using an exploit in an online game may break its rules and get you banned.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exploit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exploit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exploit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exploit.html) on Mova free.