…the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it…
…perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it…
…in reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen)…
…commercial or professional procedures that are accepted or prescribed as being correct or most effective…
…a fraudulent activity, especially an attempt to rig an election…
…the intensive repetition of the distinctive constructions and patterns of a foreign language as a means of learning…
…the work of a professional practitioner such as a doctor or lawyer who is self-employed…
…not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time…
…an arrangement by a group of workers to limit output or restrict the entry of new workers in order to protect their own interests…
…regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it…
…a long-standing practice in a company which is unauthorized or otherwise irregular…
…perform the notes of a scale as an exercise for the fingers or voice…
…do what one advises others to do…
