To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
To exploit.
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
To expend; to consume by employing.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Usefulness, benefit.
The act of using.
A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
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.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.