Definition of "engine"
- noun
Cunning, trickery.
The result of cunning; a plot, a scheme.
A device to convert energy into useful mechanical motion, especially heat energy.
A powered locomotive used for pulling cars on railways.
A person or group of people which influence a larger group.
The brain or heart.
A software system, not a complete program, responsible for a technical task (as in layout engine, physics engine).
- verb
To assault with an engine.
To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
To rack; to torture.
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