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Machine

/məˈʃin/

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

📖 Definitions of "Machine"

noun
  1. 1

    A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

  2. 2

    A vehicle operated mechanically, such as an automobile or an airplane.

  3. 3

    (abbreviation) An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.

    "I called you earlier, but all I got was the machine."

  4. 4

    A computer.

    "Game developers assume they're pushing the limits of the machine."

verb
  1. 1

    To make by machinery.

  2. 2

    To shape or finish by machinery.

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