1. A customary way of operation or behaviour
   "it is their practice to give annual raises";
   - pattern
    
2. Systematic training by multiple repetitions
   "practice makes perfect"; "The team held a practice session to perfect their new play";
   - exercise, drill, practice session
    
3. Translating an idea into action
   "a hard theory to put into practice";
   - praxis
    
4. The exercise of a profession
   "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
    
5. Knowledge of how something is usually done
   "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

1. Carry out, engage in (as of jobs and professions)
   "practice law";
   - practise [Brit, Cdn], exercise, do
    
2. Repeat an activity or skill many times or regularly to improve or maintain proficiency
   "Pianists practice scales";
   - drill, exercise, practise [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Go through or perform as preparation (e.g. for public performance)
   "We'll practice it before the performance";
   - rehearse, practise [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Make use of; obey or follow
   "practice a religion";
   - apply, use, practise [Brit, Cdn]
    
5. Engage in or perform
   "practice safe sex";
   - commit, practise [Brit, Cdn]

Sounds like: pox, actice, pr

Derived forms: practiced, practices, practicing

Type of: act, activity, cognition, do, effectuation, employment, engage, execute, exercise, grooming, implementation, learn, move, noesis [technical], perform, preparation, prosecute, pursue, read, study, take, training, usage, use, utilisation [Brit], utilization

Encyclopedia: Practice, The