0 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds: --
Which instrument do you play?
1 a tool or other device, especially one without electrical power, used for performing a particular piece of work: --
surgical instruments
instruments of torture
The man's injuries had obviously been caused by a blunt instrument.
the instrument panel
The lightning had damaged the plane's instruments, and they weren't giving any readings.
He saw the theatre as an instrument of change - a way of forcing people to consider social and political issues.
2 a type of investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets: --
They trade in the debt instruments of developing countries.
increasingly complex financial instruments
3 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or flute, which is played to produce musical sounds: --
4 a tool or other device used for doing a particular piece of work: --
surgical instruments
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.