method

1. (countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).Examples: "If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you."; "He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable."; "Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background."countable

2. (uncountable) Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, orderExamples: "Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]"; "There's method in the universe. We're lucky that things aren't worse."uncountable

3. (acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.Examples: "In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast."Synonyms: method actingcountableuncountable

4. (object-oriented programming) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.Examples: "When you call the method, you provide values corresponding to these variables in your method call."Synonyms: member functioncountableuncountable

5. (slang) Marijuana.Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheebacountableslanguncountable

6. (dated) An instruction book systematically arranged.countabledateduncountable