use

1. is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
   subtypes:

   • practice - the exercise of a profession
   • play - utilization or exercise
   • abuse, misuse - improper or excessive use
   • development, exploitation - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
   • recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
   • application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
   same as: employment, exercise, usage, utilisation, utilization
2. tells us about:

   • functional - designed for or capable of a particular function or use
   • nonfunctional - not having or performing a function
   is a type of: usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use
   subtypes: raison d'etre - the purpose that justifies a thing's existence
   same as: function, purpose, role
3. is a type of: usefulness, utility - the quality of being of practical use
4. referred to in: economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
   is a type of: demand - the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
   subtypes: conspicuous consumption - buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
   same as: consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services
5. referred to in: psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
   is a type of: custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
   subtypes:

   • ritual - stereotyped behavior
   • second nature - acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
   • cleanliness - the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
   same as: habit
6. is a type of: influence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort
   subtypes: mind game - deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage)
   same as: manipulation
7. referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: legal right - a right based in law
   subtypes:

   • fair use - the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
   • fruition - enjoyment derived from use or possession
   same as: enjoyment

1. causes: apply, go for, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable
   subtypes:

   • commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   • play - employ in a game or in a specific position
   • play - use or move
   • pull out all the stops - use all resources available
   • assign, put - attribute or give
   • ply - use diligently
   • address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
   • waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately
   • misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
   • avail - use to one's advantage
   • overdrive, overuse - make use of too often or too extensively
   • cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else
   • recycle, reprocess, reuse - use again after processing
   • exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage
   • exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of
   • extend, strain - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
   • exercise, exert - put to use
   • enjoy - have benefit from
   • take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
   • share - use jointly or in common
   • put to work, work - cause to work
   • implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
   • fall back, recur, resort - have recourse to
   same as: apply, employ, utilise, utilize
   verb group: apply, practice, use - avail oneself to
2. is a type of: consume, have, ingest, take, take in - serve oneself to, or consume regularly
   subtypes:

   • smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
   • do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs
   same as: habituate
3. entail: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out - use up (resources or materials)
   subtypes:

   • abuse, misuse, pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something
   • abuse - use wrongly or improperly or excessively
   • spare - use frugally or carefully
   • occupy, take, use up - require (time or space)
   • blow, squander, waste - spend thoughtlessly; throw away
   same as: expend
4. is a type of: exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage
   subtypes: take advantage, trespass - make excessive use of
5. subtypes: follow - adhere to or practice
   same as: apply, practice
   verb group: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
6. is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

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