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use

noun (n)

the act of using(noun.act)

Example:
He warned against the use of narcotic drugs.

Synonym:
employment, exercise, usage, utilisation, utilization

source: wordnet30
what something is used for(noun.attribute)

Example:
Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?.

Synonym:
function, purpose, role

source: wordnet30
a particular service(noun.attribute)

Example:
He put his knowledge to good use.
Patrons have their uses.

source: wordnet30
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing(noun.process)

Synonym:
consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services

source: wordnet30
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition(noun.act)

Example:
Long use had hardened him to it.

Synonym:
habit

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exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage(noun.act)

Synonym:
manipulation

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(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property(noun.attribute)

Example:
We were given the use of his boat.

Synonym:
enjoyment

source: wordnet30
The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose(verb.consumption)

Example:
Use your head!.
We only use Spanish at home.
I can't use this tool.
Use the plastic bags to store the food.
He doesn't know how to use a computer.

Synonym:
apply, employ, utilise, utilize

source: wordnet30
take or consume (regularly or habitually)(verb.consumption)

Example:
She uses drugs rarely.

Synonym:
habituate

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use up, consume fully(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
expend

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seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage(verb.social)

Example:
She uses her influential friends to get jobs.
The president's wife used her good connections.

source: wordnet30
avail oneself to(verb.social)

Example:
Use care when going down the stairs.
Use your common sense.

Synonym:
apply, practice

source: wordnet30
habitually do something (use only in the past tense)(verb.social)

Example:
She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally.
I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall.
They used to vacation in the Bahamas.

source: wordnet30
To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."(verb)

source: webster1913

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