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| 1. n. A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. | |
| 2. n. (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement. | |
| 3. n. A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. | |
| 4. n. A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force. | |
| 5. n. The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion. | |
| 6. n. A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track. | |
| 7. n. (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word). | |
| a graphics engine; a physics engine | |
| 8. n. (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile. | |
| 9. n. (obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) Natural talent; genius. | |
| 11. n. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent. | |
| 12. v. (transitive, dated) To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels. | |
| Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another. | |
| 13. v. (transitive, obsolete) To assault with an engine. | |
| 14. v. (transitive, obsolete) To contrive; to put into action. | |
| 15. v. (transitive, obsolete) To rack; to torture. | |
