1. Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
   "The factory floor was filled with machines of various sizes and functions"
    
2. A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
   "The lever is an example of a simple machine used in many everyday tools";
   - simple machine
    
3. An intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently
   "the war machine"
    
4. A group that controls the activities of a political party
   "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine";
   - political machine
    
5. An efficient person
   "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"

1. Make by machinery
   "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"
    
2. Turn, shape, mould, or otherwise finish by machinery
   "The factory machined the parts to precise specifications"

Derived forms: machining, machines, machined

Type of: create, device, forge, form, individual, make, mechanical device, mold [N. Amer], mortal, mould [Brit, Cdn], org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization, person, produce, shape, somebody, someone, soul, work

Encyclopedia: Machine, Arkansas