Definition of Use

Verb: use yooz

Put into service; make work for a particular purpose or use as designed
"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";
- utilize, utilise [Brit], apply, employ
Take or consume (regularly or habitually)
"She uses drugs rarely";
- habituate
Spend time doing something so that less or no time is left
"The legislature used its time on school questions";
- expend
Seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
"She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"
Make use of; obey or follow
"use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense";
- practice [N. Amer], apply, practise [Brit, Cdn]
Habitually do something (used only in the past tense)
"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"

Noun: use yooz

The act of using
"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs";
- usage, utilization, utilisation [Brit], employment, exercise
What something is used for
"ballet is beautiful but what use is it?";
- function, purpose, role
A particular service
"he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses"
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
"the use of energy has increased steadily";
- consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behaviour in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
"long use had hardened him to it";
- habit
Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
"his use of his friends was scandalous";
- manipulation
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
"we were given the use of his boat";
- enjoyment