0 a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work:
1 a computer:
2 a vehicle, often a motorcycle:
3 a group of people who control and organize something:
Churchill's war machine
The party machine has swung into action with its preparation for the election.
It's now up to the government's propaganda machine to restore the leader's image.
5 a device with moving parts that uses power to do work of a particular type:
6 a piece of equipment with moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work:
The machines were designed to make bottles from recycled plastic.
operate/use a machine Now only a few people are required to operate the computerized machines.
install/service a machine Soft drink companies began installing vending machines in schools.
Is the machine working again?
a machine breaks down The machine broke down and we had to call someone to come and mend it.
a washing/sewing/copying machine Slowly feed the paper into the copying machine.
a machine for (doing) sth He invented a machine for setting type.
7 a computer:
There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks.
The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button.
He analyzed blue money and red money, blue machines and red machines, and blue land and red land.
The machines were therefore usually underutilised, and processing time was wasted.
However, farmers now rely less on these machines, which are now old and decrepit, than they did in the recent past.
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