machine (EN)

noun, verb

noun “machine”

1. a device that uses energy to perform a specific task
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   The factory is full of machines that assemble cars.
2. a computer
   She spends most of her day working on her machine.
3. an answering machine or voicemail system
   I called him, but I got his machine instead.
4. a powerful political organization that controls a group or area
   The political machine helped him get elected to office.
5. a person who performs a given task efficiently, tirelessly, or ruthlessly
   He is a scoring machine; he leads the league in points.
6. clipping of "washing machine"
   Please put the clothes in the machine.

verb “machine”

1. to shape or finish something using a machine, especially by cutting or drilling
   The engineer machined the metal parts to precise dimensions.