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