Definitions
1.NounThe act of using."The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."
2.NounThe act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
3.NounUsefulness, benefit."What's the use of a law that nobody follows?"
4.NounA function; a purpose for which something may be employed."This tool has many uses."
5.NounOccasion or need to employ; necessity."I have no further use for these textbooks."
6.NounInterest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
7.NounContinued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
8.NounCommon occurrence; ordinary experience.
9.NounA special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese."the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the York use; the Ordinariate use"
10.NounA 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.
11.VerbTo utilize or employ.
To employ; to apply; to utilize."Use this knife to slice the bread.; We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem.; I used the money they allotted me.; We should use up most of the fuel.; She used all the time allotted to complete the test.; You never cared about me; you just used me!; He uses cocaine.; I have never used drugs.; Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day.; I could use a drink.; My car could use a new coat of paint.; I use they/them pronouns."
12.VerbTo employ; to apply; to utilize."Use this knife to slice the bread.; We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem."
13.VerbTo expend; to consume by employing."I used the money they allotted me.; We should use up most of the fuel.; She used all the time allotted to complete the test."
14.VerbTo exploit."You never cared about me; you just used me!"
15.VerbTo consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly."He uses cocaine.; I have never used drugs."
16.VerbTo consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted."Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day."
17.VerbTo benefit from; to be able to employ or stand."I could use a drink.; My car could use a new coat of paint."
18.VerbTo suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject."I use they/them pronouns."
19.VerbTo accustom; to habituate."soldiers who are used to hardships and danger; to use the soldiers to hardships and danger"
20.VerbTo accustom oneself.
21.VerbTo habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)"I used to get things done."
22.VerbTo behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat."to use an animal cruelly"
23.VerbTo behave, act, comport oneself.