machine

US /məˈʃin/

UK /mə'ʃi:n/

A1

noun

  • Piece of equipment used to do work
  • Powerful group who control and organize things

verb

  • To shape, work on something, using a device

Examples

What make of machine are they using?

(figurative) Tired of being a tiny cog in a vast machine, he handed in his resignation.