1. treating someone or something with cruelty or violence
Usage: present participle of abuse
2. using something in a wrong or harmful way
Usage: present participle of abuse
3. speaking to someone in an insulting or offensive way
Usage: present participle of abuse

Examples

• The organization works to help children who are being abused.
• He was fired for abusing his position of authority.
• Stop abusing the equipment or it will break.
• She reported her neighbor for abusing his dog.
• The politician was accused of abusing public funds.
• He kept abusing the referee throughout the game.
• The company was abusing its workers’ trust.