practice

nouns

a customary way of operation or behavior
"it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
pattern, practice
is derived from
practical
is derived from
practical
systematic training by multiple repetitions
"practice makes perfect"
drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation
translating an idea into action
"a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
practice, praxis
the exercise of a profession
"the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
practice
is a type of (narrower)
the act of using
"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization
knowledge of how something is usually done
"it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
practice
is a type of (narrower)
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
cognition, knowledge, noesis

verbs

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
"practice law"
do, exercise, practice, practise
learn by repetition
"We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
drill, exercise, practice, practise
engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice, practise, rehearse
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, practice, use
engage in or perform
"practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
commit, practice