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      engine
      noun
      The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
      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.
      (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
      A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
      (usually) A locomotive.
      Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
      A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
      (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
      (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.
      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.
      Roots
      gignogin- · Latin · produce, beget
      Synonyms for engine
      locomotivenmotornenginerynturbojetngearboxnpropjetncrankshaftncylinderncamshaftncrankcasen
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