A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.
Such a misuse involving some similarity of sound between the misused word and the appropriate word.
A misapplication or overextension of figurative or analogical description; a wrongly applied metaphor or trope.
An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.
To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone).
To use (something) incorrectly.
To abuse or mistreat (something or someone).