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noun
- Ellipsis of diesel engine.
- (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
- A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
verb
- To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
- (automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
noun
- (automotive) Ellipsis of engine displacement.
- (fluid mechanics) The amount of liquid displaced by a submerged object.
- The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.
- The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
- (physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
- (psychology) The transfer of feelings or emotions from their intended recipient to another object or person.
- (fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
- (grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
- (electricity) The transfer of electricity along tubes of induction and thereby polarizing a dielectric.
- act of removing from office or employment
- the act of uniform movement
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
- act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- to move something from its natural environment
noun
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
name
- A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.
- (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
- A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.
- A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
noun
noun
- The second gear of an engine.
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
adj
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
adv
verb
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
noun
- an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- a well or other hole in which water has collected
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (Scotland) A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
verb
noun
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
adj
noun
- An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
- (golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
- Someone who starts, or who starts something.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of starter signal.
- A dog that rouses game.
- (historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
- (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
- (baseball) A starting pitcher.
- Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
- A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
- A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
- The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
- The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
- any new participant in some activity
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
noun
noun
- (slang) A two-stroke engine.
- (baseball, informal) A fastball.
- (slang) An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).
- A person or an apparatus that smokes food.
- A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees; a bee smoker.
- A smoking car on a train.
- (slang, by extension) Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a four-stroke motorcycle or stroker.
- A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
- A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.
- A tobacco pipe that produces smoke well when used.
- (slang) Synonym of stag film.
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- a person who smokes tobacco
- a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
noun
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
noun
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- (historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
- (computing) A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
- (computing) An accelerator key.
- (vehicles) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
- A device for causing acceleration.
- (physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
- (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- (business) A mentoring program for startup companies.
- One who, or that which, accelerates.
- (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
- (photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
noun
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
verb
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
noun
verb
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To beat mercilessly.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
noun
- An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- Exhaust gas.
- A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
verb
- (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
- (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives.
- (intransitive) To discharge or escape (as exhaust).
- (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
- (transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
- (transitive) To discuss thoroughly or completely.
- (transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
- (transitive) To expel (as exhaust).
- use up (resources or materials)
- deplete
- wear out completely
- use up the whole supply of
- eliminate (a substance)
noun
- The act by which an engine is revved.
- (Internet, uncountable) A technique for reducing web page loading times by assigning far-future expiration dates to the resources on the page (so that the browser caches them indefinitely) and, if changes are needed, using different filenames for those resources.
verb
noun
- (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (especially British) A steam locomotive.
- external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
noun
- The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
- A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
- (US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.
- (colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
- (Australia, India) A reservoir or dam.
- (botany) A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
- An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive.
- (poker, slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
- The amount held by a container; a tankful.
- (clothing) Ellipsis of tank top.
- An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
- A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
- A closed container for liquids or gases.
- A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
- (roleplaying games, board games, video games) A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
- a cell for violent prisoners
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- as much as a tank will hold
verb
- (video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
- (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
- To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To stand; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
- To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
- (originally poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
- consume excessive amounts of alcohol
- store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
- treat in a tank
noun
noun
- (internal combustion engines) Venturis in carburetion.
- (especially in previous centuries) Barrels (casks) transported or sold, or the volume that they represent.
- (especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, most often) Volumes of crude oil pumped, stored, or sold (in bulk).
- any of various units of capacity
phrase
noun
- (informal) An engine.
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
adj
- Of an engine: tuned so as to be more powerful than intended by the manufacturer.
- Of a string or string instrument: tuned so as to be excessively tight.
- Of a sense or mode of perception: trained so as to be excessively sensitive.
- (video games) Of a raid or similar challenge: excessively difficult.
- (video games) Of a character, item, ability, etc.: excessively powerful; overpowered.
- Tuned or adjusted so as to be excessive (in terms of some quality), especially:
- (figuratively, by extension) Excessive in some respect (without any implication of having been tuned).
verb
noun
- Ellipsis of diesel engine.
- (countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
- A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- (slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
verb
- To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression.
- (automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
noun
- (automotive) Ellipsis of engine displacement.
- (fluid mechanics) The amount of liquid displaced by a submerged object.
- The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.
- The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
- (physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
- (psychology) The transfer of feelings or emotions from their intended recipient to another object or person.
- (fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
- (grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
- (electricity) The transfer of electricity along tubes of induction and thereby polarizing a dielectric.
- act of removing from office or employment
- the act of uniform movement
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
- act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
- to move something from its natural environment
noun
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
verb
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
- The second gear of an engine.
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
adj
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
adv
verb
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
noun
- an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- a well or other hole in which water has collected
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (Scotland) A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
verb
noun
- The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
- An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
- Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
- (genetics) Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.
- a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
noun
- (rare) A traction engine.
- (slang) A cheer characterized by a slow beginning and a progressive increase in speed.
- (economics) A country which drives the world economy by having a high level of imports, such as the United States.
- (rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
adj
noun
- An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine.
- (golf) A person employed to take new players to the first tee at suitable intervals, and to provide them with caddies and equipment.
- Someone who starts, or who starts something.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of starter signal.
- A dog that rouses game.
- (historical, British) A short length of rope formerly used for casual chastisement in the Navy.
- (team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.
- (baseball) A starting pitcher.
- Something with which to begin; a first property, etc.
- A device that initiates the flow of high voltage electricity in a fluorescent lamp.
- A yeast culture, or a medium containing one, used to start a fermentation process.
- The first course of a meal, consisting of a small, usually savoury, dish.
- The person who starts a race by firing a gun or waving a flag.
- any new participant in some activity
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- a contestant in a team sport who is in the game at the beginning
- the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
- a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough
- an electric motor for starting an engine
- food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
noun
noun
- (slang) A two-stroke engine.
- (baseball, informal) A fastball.
- (slang) An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).
- A person or an apparatus that smokes food.
- A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees; a bee smoker.
- A smoking car on a train.
- (slang, by extension) Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a four-stroke motorcycle or stroker.
- A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
- A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.
- A tobacco pipe that produces smoke well when used.
- (slang) Synonym of stag film.
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- a person who smokes tobacco
- a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
noun
- (usually automotive, transport) Such an engine that burns diesel (diesel fuel).
- an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
- (rail transport) a diesel locomotive.
- (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with diesel fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.
noun
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- (historical) A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
- (computing) A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
- (computing) An accelerator key.
- (vehicles) A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
- A device for causing acceleration.
- (physiology, medicine) A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
- (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- (business) A mentoring program for startup companies.
- One who, or that which, accelerates.
- (physics) A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
- (photography) A chemical that reduces development time.
noun
- a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
- A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
verb
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- reduce the air supply
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- (transitive) To strangle or choke someone.
- (intransitive) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
- (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
- (transitive) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
- (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
noun
verb
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To beat mercilessly.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
noun
- An exhaust pipe, especially on a motor vehicle.
- Exhaust gas.
- A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
- The dirty air let out of a room through a register or pipe provided for the purpose.
- The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work there.
- gases ejected from an engine as waste products
- system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
verb
- (transitive) To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
- (transitive, chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives.
- (intransitive) To discharge or escape (as exhaust).
- (transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
- (transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
- (transitive) To discuss thoroughly or completely.
- (transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
- (transitive) To expel (as exhaust).
- use up (resources or materials)
- deplete
- wear out completely
- use up the whole supply of
- eliminate (a substance)
noun
- The act by which an engine is revved.
- (Internet, uncountable) A technique for reducing web page loading times by assigning far-future expiration dates to the resources on the page (so that the browser caches them indefinitely) and, if changes are needed, using different filenames for those resources.
verb
noun
- (usually) A piston engine driven by steam.
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (especially British) A steam locomotive.
- external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
noun
- The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
- A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
- (US, slang) A prison cell, or prison generally.
- (colloquial) A very muscular and physically imposing person; somebody who is built like a tank.
- (Australia, India) A reservoir or dam.
- (botany) A structure of tightly overlapping leaves used by some bromeliads to retain water.
- An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive.
- (poker, slang) A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
- The amount held by a container; a tankful.
- (clothing) Ellipsis of tank top.
- An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
- A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
- A closed container for liquids or gases.
- A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
- (roleplaying games, board games, video games) A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
- a cell for violent prisoners
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- as much as a tank will hold
verb
- (video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
- (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
- To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To willingly take on an undesirable task or burden.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To stand; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
- To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
- (originally poker, slang) To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
- consume excessive amounts of alcohol
- store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
- treat in a tank
noun
noun
- (internal combustion engines) Venturis in carburetion.
- (especially in previous centuries) Barrels (casks) transported or sold, or the volume that they represent.
- (especially in the 20th and 21st centuries, most often) Volumes of crude oil pumped, stored, or sold (in bulk).
- any of various units of capacity
phrase
noun
- (informal) An engine.
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
verb
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
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adj
- Of an engine: tuned so as to be more powerful than intended by the manufacturer.
- Of a string or string instrument: tuned so as to be excessively tight.
- Of a sense or mode of perception: trained so as to be excessively sensitive.
- (video games) Of a raid or similar challenge: excessively difficult.
- (video games) Of a character, item, ability, etc.: excessively powerful; overpowered.
- Tuned or adjusted so as to be excessive (in terms of some quality), especially:
- (figuratively, by extension) Excessive in some respect (without any implication of having been tuned).