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Use definitions
verb
use used uses using
  1. take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ

    "she used her key to open the front door"

    utilize make use of avail oneself of employ work operate wield ply apply manoeuvre manipulate put to use put into service find a use for resort to exercise employ apply exert bring into play practise implement draw on
    • treat (someone) in a particular way

      "use your troops well and they will not let you down"

    • exploit (a person or situation) for one's own advantage

      "I couldn't help feeling that she was using me"

    • apply (a name or title) to oneself

      "she still used her maiden name professionally"

    • take (an illegal drug)

      "they were using heroin daily"

  2. take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply

    "we have used all the available funds"

  3. describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past

    "this road used to be a dirt track"

    • used with negative and in questions to describe an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past

      "I didn't use to sleep much in those days"

  4. be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience

    "she was used to getting what she wanted"

  5. one would like or benefit from

    "I could use another cup of coffee"

noun
use uses
  1. the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose

    "modern trains are now in use"

    • the ability or power to exercise or manipulate one's mind or body

      "the horse lost the use of his hind legs"

    • a purpose for or way in which something can be used

      "the herb has various culinary uses"

  2. the value or advantage of something

    "what's the use of crying?"

    • the benefit or profit of lands, especially lands that are in the possession of another who holds them solely for the beneficiary
  3. the habitual consumption of a drug

    "theft and dealing financed their heroin use"

  4. the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese