Meaning

• Noun

  1. A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
  2. A tool; a utensil or implement.
  3. A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
  4. A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
  5. The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
  6. A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
  7. A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
  8. (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
  9. (obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
  10. (obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
  11. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.

• Verb