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.
16.nounA form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.