- use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
--1 is a kind of activity
--1 has particulars:practice; play; misuse, abuse; exploitation, development; recycling; application, practical application Derived form: verb use1 - custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
--2 is a kind of practice, pattern; survival
--2 has particulars:Americanism; Anglicism, Britishism; consuetude; couvade; Germanism; habit, use, wont; hijab; ritual, rite Derived form: verb use6