Definition of Engine
Engine
en·gine
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a machine used to convert one form of energy into motion or broadly to produce an output of energy;
e.g. If the engine in your car fails, you will not be able to drive it.
(noun)
a powered vehicle that pulls railway cars;
e.g. A shiny red engine pulled the train cars along the tracks.
(noun)
broadly, something that causes a particular process or acts toward a particular purpose, or something that brings about a particular result, especially when this result is favorable;
e.g. Her policies will be the engine of change that the city needs.
(verb)
to equip or fit a device or place with machines that convert energy into moving power or broadly serve as a source of energy;
e.g. They plan to engine the factory to make the machines run without a human operator.
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