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Machine

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Noun

1. machine

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

2. machine

an efficient person

Example Sentences:
'the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine'

3. machine

an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

Example Sentences:
'the war machine'

4. machine, simple machine

a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

5. machine, political machine

a group that controls the activities of a political party

Example Sentences:
'he was endorsed by the Democratic machine'

6. auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

Example Sentences:
'he needs a car to get to work'

Verb

7. machine

turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

8. machine

make by machinery

Example Sentences:
'The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Machine

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noun
1. 
an assembly of interconnected components arranged to transmit or modify force in order to perform useful work
2. Also called: simple machine
a device for altering the magnitude or direction of a force, esp a lever, screw, wedge, or pulley
3. 
a mechanically operated device or means of transport, such as a car, aircraft, etc
4. 
any mechanical or electrical device that automatically performs tasks or assists in performing tasks
5. 
a. (modifier)
denoting a firearm that is fully automatic as distinguished from semiautomatic
b. 
(in combination)
machine pistol
machine gun
6. 
any intricate structure or agency
the war machine
7. 
a mechanically efficient, rigid, or obedient person
8. 
an organized body of people that controls activities, policies, etc
9. 
(esp in the classical theatre) a device such as a pulley to provide spectacular entrances and exits for supernatural characters
10. 
an event, etc, introduced into a literary work for special effect
verb
11. (transitive)
to shape, cut, or remove (excess material) from (a workpiece) using a machine tool
12. 
to use a machine to carry out a process on (something)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Machine

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noun
1.  Rare
a structure or built-up fabric of any kind
2.  OLD-FASHIONED
a vehicle, as an automobile, bicycle, etc.
3. 
a. 
a structure consisting of a framework and various fixed and moving parts, for doing some kind of work; mechanism
a sewing machine
b. 
any device thought of as functioning in such a way, as as electronic computer or a device for automatically answering telephone calls
4. 
a. 
a person or organization regarded as acting like a machine, without thought or will
b. 
a complex organization coordinated to function in a smooth, effective way
the military machine
5.  US
a. 
the members of a political party or group who control policy and confer patronage
b. 
the party organization generally
6. 
a device or apparatus, as in the ancient theater, for producing stage effects
7.  Archaic
a literary device for dramatic effect, as a supernatural agent or force introduced into a poem
8.  Mechanics
a device, as a lever or pulley, that transmits, or changes the application of, energy
adjective
9. 
of or for a machine or machines
10. 
made or done by machinery
11. 
standardized; stereotyped
verb transitiveWord forms: maˈchined or maˈchining
12. 
to make, shape, finish, etc. by machinery

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Machine

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adj.
Of, relating to, or felt to resemble a machine: machine repairs; machine politics.
v. ma·chined, ma·chin·ing, ma·chines
v.tr.
To cut, shape, or finish by machine.
v.intr.
To be cut, shaped, or finished by machine: This metal machines easily.
n.
1.
a. A device consisting of fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy and transmits it in a more useful form.
b. See simple machine.
c. See compound machine.
2. A system or device for doing work, as an automobile or jackhammer, together with its power source and auxiliary equipment.
3. A system or device, such as a computer, that performs or assists in the performance of a human task: The machine is down.
4. An intricate natural system or organism, such as the human body.
5. A person who acts in a rigid, mechanical, or unconscious manner.
6. An organized group of people whose members are or appear to be under the control of one or more leaders: a political machine.
7.
a. A device used to produce a stage effect, especially a mechanical means of lowering an actor onto the stage.
b. A literary device used to produce an effect, especially the introduction of a supernatural being to resolve a plot.
8. An answering machine: Leave a message on my machine if I'm not home.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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