Significat

• Noun

  1. The act of using.
  2. The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
  3. Usefulness, benefit.
  4. A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
  5. Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
  6. (obsolete) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
  7. Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
  8. (obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
  9. A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
  10. A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

• Verb