engine
IPA: ˈɛndʒʌn
noun
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
- (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
- (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
- (obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
- (obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
- Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
verb
- (transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
- (transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine.
- (transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action.
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