Definition of "exploit" in English

noun

1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.

2. An achievement.

   • The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.

3. (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

4. (by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

verb

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

   • to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way

2. (transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

   • Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.