"machine" meaning in All languages combined

See machine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈʃiːn/ Audio: en-us-machine.ogg [US], en-uk-machine.ogg [UK] Forms: machine, machines [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A machine is a man-made object with moving parts. Synonyms: device, gadget, appliance
    Sense id: simple-machine-en-noun-~HCvAZRJ

Verb [English]

IPA: /məˈʃiːn/ Audio: en-us-machine.ogg [US], en-uk-machine.ogg [UK] Forms: machine [canonical], machines [third-person, singular], machined [past], machined [past, participle], machining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|machin|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.
    Sense id: simple-machine-en-verb-wf8pJ~K2
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        {
          "text": "I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?"
        },
        {
          "text": "This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had."
        }
      ],
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        },
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          "word": "gadget"
        },
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          "word": "appliance"
        }
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    }
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  "word": "machine"
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        {
          "text": "I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?"
        },
        {
          "text": "This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had."
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    }
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