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engine

/end͡ʒən/

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noun

A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
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.
A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
"a graphics engine"
Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
Natural talent; genius.
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.

To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
"Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another."
To assault with an engine.
To contrive; to put into action.
To rack; to torture.

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