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usage n. 1 use, custom, habit, practice, routine, convention, form,
tradition: British usage reflects decreasing use of the
subjunctive mood. 2 treatment, use, management, handling,
operation, manipulation: It would appear that the car has been
subjected to some rough usage.
use v. 1 employ, make use of, put into practice or operation,
practise, utilize, exercise, bring into play, have recourse to,
resort to, put or press into service, put to use, avail
(oneself) of; say, utter, speak: If you use a hammer you might
damage the surface. Why do you have to use bad language? 2
capitalize on, turn to account, profit by or from, exploit,
utilize, make use of, take advantage of, manipulate, manoeuvre,
handle, abuse, misuse, play, work: She used her smile to lure
men on. Dorothy never forgave Conrad for the way he used her and
her contacts to get his job. 3 consume, eat, drink, smoke, take,
partake of, ingest, inject, Slang shoot (up): He has never used
a habit-forming substance. 4 consume, buy, purchase, employ,
utilize: Which kind of detergent do you use? 5 use up.
consume, exhaust, expend, run through, run out of, deplete;
waste, squander, fritter away, pour down the drain, throw away:
He used up all the toothpaste. She used up her entire
inheritance gambling.
--n. 6 usage, application, employment, utilization; using: The
use of unleaded fuel is recommended. 7 function, utility,
application; advantage, benefit, good, service, interest,
profit, avail: What's the use of a radio that doesn't work? 8
wear (and tear), utilization, treatment, usage, handling: Long
use has worn the workbench smooth. 9 usability, usefulness,
utility, utilization, usage, function, functioning, service(s),
serviceability, power: He lost the use of his right arm in an
accident at work. 10 licence, permission, permit, privilege:
We paid a high fee for the use of this parking space. 11
consumption, purchases, buying, acquisition: The use of
cigarettes has diminished in the last decade. 12 advantage,
purpose, point, end, object, reason, basis, ground: I have
tried to help him overcome his habit, but what's the use? Many
are the uses of adversity. 13 demand, need, necessity, urgency,
exigency: The world has as much use for art as for engineering.
14 See usage, 1, above. 15 have no use for. execrate, detest,
abhor, hate, despise, scorn, contemn, spurn, reject, dislike: