A habitual or customary action or act. Often used in the plural: That company engages in questionable business practices. Facial tattooing is a standard practice among certain peoples.
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A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual.
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A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.
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Archaic A trick, scheme, or intrigue.
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Archaic The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.
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verb-intransitive
Archaic To intrigue or plot.
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To do or perform something habitually or repeatedly.
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To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.
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To work at a profession.
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verb-transitive
Obsolete To plot (something evil).
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To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
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To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step.
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To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations.
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To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting.
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verb
To take advantage of someone .
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To do something customarily.
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To pursue a profession actively.
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To do repeated exercises for proficiency.
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To train by repeated exercises .
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