Habit - Definition

n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7
every evening" [syn: habit, wont]
2: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to
a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through
frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a
habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened
him to it" [syn: habit, use]
3: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
4: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or
crystal); "a shrub of spreading habit"
5: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider
(especially a woman's attire) [syn: habit, riding habit]
6: excessive use of drugs [syn: substance abuse, drug abuse,
habit]
v 1: put a habit on