You can use your action to Use an item or object. Pull out and use an item you're carrying, or interact with any unattended object within 5 feet of you.
For example you could pull a lever, push a heavy stone block, scarf down a piece of bread, put a key into a lock and turn it, shuffle a deck of cards, or pick up a dropped weapon and toss it to an ally, among many other possibilities. Gulping down a potion is instead accomplished with your bonus action.
If this action would call for an attack roll to hit, you'd take the Attack action instead. Striking with an improvised weapon for example is covered by the Attack action.
Tossing an Item. When you toss an item as part of this action, if the item isn't heavy you can toss it easily up to 20 feet. Any creature within 5 feet of the object's trajectory can use its reaction to catch the tossed item. If no creature catches the item, it falls harmlessly on the ground at the point you throw.
Your narrator might call for an ability check for a more difficult throw, such as tossing the item in a high arc so it isn't intercepted by a creature between yourself and the intended target, or throwing the item accurately over a distance greater than 20 feet.
Stowing an Item. When you stow an item or set of items, you carry it on your person. Stowing an item is distinct from merely dropping an item. You can drop anything you're holding as part of any action.
Dropping an item is always faster, but presents opportunities for enemies to claim your items for themselves. You can stow or draw weapons you attack with as part of the Attack action, so a separate Use action isn't needed to stow them.
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