I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a used/second-hand car (= one that is not new )
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The company locates suitable new and used cars for buyers.
used scare tactics
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Employers used scare tactics to force a return to work.
used to
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He used to go to our school.
used...as a punching bag
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a young wife whose husband used her as a punching bag
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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used tissues
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a used syringe
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He made his money buying and selling used cars.
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This huge Portland bookshop is crammed with more than 1 million new and used books organized into 122 subject areas.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It sounds obvious, but some people are really not used to moving fast.
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Since I am used to doing the teasing, this is a novel experience.
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This is difficult as we are not used to doing it, preferring to keep these approaches in separate compartments.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
car
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But it is not all bad news in the used car trade: one or two models are still making high prices.
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Joe is the arms trade's equivalent of a used car salesman.
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Now the tax on importing used cars has been slashed.
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Crackdown shows one third of used cars are not safe.
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In 1992, used car values have fallen to even lower levels.