Thesaurus: engine

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1. n. (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.
2. n. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
3. n. Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
4. n. A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.
5. v. t. To assault with an engine.
6. v. t. To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
7. v. t. (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture.
8. n. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
9. n. something used to achieve a purpose
10. n. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
11. n. an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.