use

1. (noun) The act of using. 2. (noun) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics. 3. (noun) (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit. 4. (noun) A function; a purpose for which something may be employed. 5. (noun) Occasion or need to employ; necessity. 6. (noun) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury. 7. (noun) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit. 8. (noun) Common occurrence; ordinary experience. 9. (noun) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese. 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. (verb) To utilize or employ. 12. (verb) To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.) 13. (verb) (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.) 14. (verb) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat. 15. (verb) To behave, act, comport oneself.