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exploit.

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛksplɔɪt/
  1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.

  2. An achievement.

    The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
  3. A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.

  4. An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

    Internet · broadly
Where this word comes from

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

verb/ɪksˈplɔɪt/
  1. To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.

    transitive
    to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way
  2. To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

    transitive
    Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.
Where this word comes from

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

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