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.noun(followed by "of") Usefulness, 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.nounThe special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese."the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc."
10.noun(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.
11.verbTo utilize or employ.
12.verbTo accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)"soldiers who are used to hardships and danger"
13.verb(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)"I used to get things done."
14.verbTo behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat."to use an animal cruelly"
15.verbTo behave, act, comport oneself.