practice

practice

noun

Definition of PRACTICE

1

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance <we held one last practice before the big concert>

Synonyms dry run, practice (also practise), trial

Related Words dress rehearsal; preview; run-through, walk-through; drill, exercise

2

a usual manner of behaving or doing <the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards>

Synonyms custom, fashion, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), ritual, second nature, trick, way, wont

Related Words addiction; disposition; bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn; bag, convention, form, mode, style; usage, use; deportment, manners, mores; drill, groove, jog trot, regime (also r{eacute}gime), regimen, rote, routine, rut; affectation, airs, pose; attribute, characteristic, mark, trait; eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

3

something done over and over in order to develop skill <practice makes perfect>

Synonyms drill, practice (also practise), routine, training, workout

Related Words assignment, homework, lesson; brushup, refresher, review

Variants of PRACTICE

practice also practise