use

Definitions

• The act of using.
• (uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
• (uncountable) Usefulness, benefit.
• A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
• Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
• (obsolete) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
• (archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
• (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
• (religion) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
• (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.