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The definition of use
20 Definitions of: use
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- verb, to put into service or action; employ for a given purpose
- verb, to make a practice or habit of employing; exercise
- verb, to behave towards
- verb, to behave towards in a particular way for one's own ends
- verb, to consume, expend, or exhaust
- verb, to partake of (alcoholic drink, drugs, etc) or smoke (tobacco, marijuana, etc)
- noun, the act of using or the state of being used
- noun, the ability, right, or permission to use
- noun, the occasion to use; need
- noun, an instance or manner of using
- noun, usefulness; advantage
- noun, custom; practice; habit
- noun, the purpose for which something is used; end
- noun, Christianity a distinctive form of liturgical or ritual observance, esp one that is traditional in a Church or group of Churches
- noun, the enjoyment of property, land, etc, by occupation or by deriving revenue or other benefit from it
- noun, law the beneficial enjoyment of property the legal title to which is held by another person as trustee
- noun, law. an archaic word for trust
- noun, philosophy logic linguistics the occurrence of an expression in such a context that it performs its own linguistic function rather than being itself referred to. In ``Fido'' refers to Fido, the name Fido is `used' only on the second occurrence, first being mentioned. Compare mention. See also material mode
- noun, have no use for a) to have no need of b) to have a contemptuous dislike for
- noun, make use of a) to employ; use b) to exploit (a person) ▷ See also used to ▷ See also, use up
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