employ a steam engine to crack a nut in English

Forms: employs a steam engine to crack a nut [present, singular, third-person], employing a steam engine to crack a nut [participle, present], employed a steam engine to crack a nut [participle, past], employed a steam engine to crack a nut [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=employ a steam engine to crack a nut}} employ a steam engine to crack a nut (third-person singular simple present employs a steam engine to crack a nut, present participle employing a steam engine to crack a nut, simple past and past participle employed a steam engine to crack a nut)

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"employ a steam engine to crack a nut" meaning in English

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