use
The act of using.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
(rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
(archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
(obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
(Christianity) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a 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.
To utilize or employ.
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
(often with ''up'') To expend; to consume by employing.
To exploit.
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
(with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
(with gender pronouns as object) To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
To accustom; to habituate. {{q|Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.}}
(with "to") To accustom oneself.
(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see (used to).)
(dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
(obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.