useing

To utilize or employ.

(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.

(transitive, often with up) To expend; to consume by employing.

(transitive) To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.

(intransitive) To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.

To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)

(transitive, with gender pronouns as object) To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.

(transitive, with auxiliary "could") To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.

(transitive) To exploit.

(intransitive, archaic or literary except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)

(dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

(reflexive, obsolete, with "to") To accustom oneself.

(reflexive, obsolete) To behave, act, comport oneself.

Occasion or need to employ; necessity.

A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

(uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.

(uncountable) The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.

The act of using.

(archaic) Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.

(obsolete) Common occurrence; ordinary experience.

(Christianity) A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.

(forging) 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.

(obsolete, rare) Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.