use

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use.

2. 2transitive verb

   Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.

3. 3transitive verb

   Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.

4. 4transitive verb

   Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.

5. 5transitive verb

   Common occurrence; ordinary experience.

6. 6transitive verb

   The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.

7. 7transitive verb

   The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.

8. 8transitive verb

   The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.

9. 9transitive verb

   A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

10. 10transitive verb

    To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation.

11. 11transitive verb

    To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.

12. 12transitive verb

    To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.

13. 13transitive verb

    To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger.

14. 14intransitive verb

    To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."

15. 15intransitive verb

    To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.

16. 16noun

    exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

    "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

    Synonyms

    manipulation
17. 17noun

    (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

    "owls have nocturnal habits"

    "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"

    Synonyms

    habit
18. 18noun

    the act of using

    "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"

    "skilled in the utilization of computers"

    Synonyms

    employmentexerciseusageutilization
19. 19noun

    what something is used for

    "the function of an auger is to bore holes"

    "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

    Synonyms

    functionpurposerole
20. 20noun

    a particular service

    "he put his knowledge to good use"

    "patrons have their uses"

21. 21noun

    (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

    "we were given the use of his boat"

    Synonyms

    enjoyment
22. 22noun

    (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

    "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

    Synonyms

    consumptionusance
23. 23verb

    use up, consume fully

    "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

    Synonyms

    expend
24. 24verb

    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

    "use your head!"

    "we only use Spanish at home"

    Synonyms

    applyemployutiliseutilize
25. 25verb

    take or consume (regularly or habitually)

    "She uses drugs rarely"

    Synonyms

    habituate
26. 26verb

    habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

    "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"

    "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"

27. 27verb

    avail oneself to

    "apply a principle"

    "practice a religion"

    Synonyms

    applypractice
28. 28verb

    seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

    "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"

    "The president's wife used her good connections"