Other Definitions
practice (enc)
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Practice| Noun | 1. | practice - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" biologism - use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior cooperation - the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required formalism - the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms one-upmanship - the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought occult arts, occult - occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" cannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind careerism - the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity fashion - characteristic or habitual practice peonage - the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged lynch law - the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" popery - an offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ritualism - exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship systematism - the habitual practice of systematization and classification | | | 2. | practice - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"fire drill - an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire rehearsal - (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" brushup, review - practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory scrimmage - (American football) practice play between a football team's squads shadowboxing - sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) | | | 3. | practice - translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"effectuation, implementation - the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect | | | 4. | practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"consultancy - the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; "a busines management consultancy" | | | 5. | practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"normal, convention, rule, pattern, formula - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" heritage - practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom" | | | Verb | 1. | practice - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" | | | 2. | practice - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" | | | 3. | practice - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" | | | 4. | practice - engage in a rehearsal (of)perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" walk through - perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal | |
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