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, rehearsal (also practise), trialRelated 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, habit (also practise), ritual, second nature, trick, way, wontRelated 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 régime), 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, exercise (also practise), routine, training, workoutRelated Words assignment, homework, lesson; brushup, refresher, review