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n. A machine that converts energy into mechanical force or motion.

n. Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.

n. A mechanical appliance, instrument, or tool: engines of war.

n. An agent, instrument, or means of accomplishment.

n. A locomotive.

n. A fire engine.

n. Computer Science A search engine.

v. To equip with an engine or engines.

n. Cunning, trickery.

n. The result of cunning; a plot, a scheme.

n. A device to convert energy into useful mechanical motion, especially heat energy

n. A powered locomotive used for pulling cars on railways.

n. A person or group of people which influence a larger group.

n. the brain or heart.

n. A software system, not a complete program, responsible for a technical task (as in layout engine, physics engine).

v. To assault with an engine.

v. To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.

v. To rack; to torture.

n. Natural capacity; ability; skill.

n. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; a machine; an agent.

n. Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.

n. A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.

v. To assault with an engine.

v. To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels.

v. (Pronounced, in this sense, �����.) To rack; to torture.

n. Innate or natural ability; ingenuity; craft; skill.

n. An artful device or contrivance; a skilfully devised plan or method; a subtle artifice.

n. An instrumental agent or agency of any kind; anything used to effect a purpose; an instrumentality.

n. An apparatus for producing some mechanical effect; especially, a skilful mechanical contrivance: used in a very general way.

n. Specifically— A snare, gin, or trap.

n. A mechanism, instrument, weapon, or tool by which a violent effect is produced, as a musket, cannon, rack, catapult, battering-ram, etc.; specifically, in old use, a rack for torture; by extension, any tool or instrument: as, engines of war or of torture.

n. More particulary— A skilfully contrived mechanism or machine, the parts of which concur in producing an intended effect; a machine for applying any of the mechanical or physical powers to effect a particular purpose; especially, a self-contained, self-moving mechanism for the conversion of energy into useful work: as, a hydraulic engine for utilizing the pressure of water; a steam-, gas-, or air-engine, in which the elastic force of steam, gas, or air is utilized; a fire-engine; stationary or locomotive engines. In popular absolute use, the word generally has reference to a locomotive engine. See these words.

To contrive.

To assault with engines of war.

To torture by means of an engine; rack.

To furnish with an engine or engines: as, the vessel was built on the Clyde and engined at Greenwich.

n. A locomotive which has two or more pairs of driving-wheels coupled together by side or parallel rods.

n. A form of engine in which the crank is driven by the pressure on two rectangular pistons, the second of which traverses in a suitable recess in the first This double motion enables the pistons to follow the angular displacement of the crank without the use of connecting-rods, and gives a square section to the case inclosing the two pistons.

n. an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.

n. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

n. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

n. something used to achieve a purpose

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