: a use of one's property or of water that is for a suitable and beneficial purpose and that does not lead to unreasonable interference with another's use of property or with the natural flow of water

use something (up) We've used (up) nearly all of the bread - will you buy some more? Does she still use drugs? Don't worry if you use the shampoo up (= use all of it) - I'll get more tomorrow.

syn: use, utilize mean to put something into action or service. use is a general word referring to the application of something to a given purpose: to use a telephone. use may also imply that …

USE definition: to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of. See examples of use used in a sentence.

If you have a use for something, you need it or can find something to do with it.

Use, utilize mean to make something serve one's purpose. Use is the general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking.

Use may refer to: Use (law), an obligation on a person to whom property has been conveyed Use (liturgy), subset of a Christian liturgical ritual family used by a particular group or diocese …