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cog 1
(kŏg, kôg)n.
1. One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear.
2. A cogwheel.
3. A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
[Middle English cogge, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish kugg, kugge.]
cogged adj.
cog 2
(kŏg, kôg)v. cogged, cog·ging, cogs
v.tr.
To load or manipulate (dice) fraudulently.
v.intr.
To cheat, especially at dice.
n.
An instance of cheating; a swindle.
[Origin unknown.]
cog 3
(kŏg, kôg)n.
A tenon projecting from a wooden beam designed to fit into an opening in another beam to form a joint.
tr.v. cogged, cog·ging, cogs
To join with tenons.
[Alteration (influenced by cog) of cock, to join with tenons.]
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cog
(kɒɡ)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) any of the teeth or projections on the rim of a gearwheel or sprocket
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a gearwheel, esp a small one
3. a person or thing playing a small part in a large organization or process
vb, cogs, cogging or cogged
(Metallurgy) (tr) metallurgy to roll (cast-steel ingots) to convert them into blooms
[C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish kogge, Swedish kugge, Norwegian kug]
cog
(kɒɡ)vb, cogs, cogging or cogged
slang to cheat (in a game, esp dice), as by loading a dice
[C16: originally a dice-playing term, of unknown origin]
cog
(kɒɡ)n
(Building) a tenon that projects from the end of a timber beam for fitting into a mortise
vb, cogs, cogging or cogged
(Building) (tr) to join (pieces of wood) with cogs
[C19: of uncertain origin]
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cog1
(kɒg, kɔg)n.
1. a gear tooth, esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
2. a cogwheel.
3. a person who plays a minor part in an organization, activity, etc.
[1200–50; Middle English cogge, probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian kugg cog]
cog2
(kɒg, kɔg)v. cogged, cog•ging. v.t.
1. to manipulate or load (dice) unfairly.
v.i. 2. to cheat, esp. at dice.
[1525–35; orig. uncertain]
cog3
(kɒg, kɔg)n., v. cogged, cog•ging. n.
1. the tongue in one timber, fitting into a corresponding slot in another to form a joint.
v.t., v.i. 2. to join with a cog.
[1855–60; probably cog1]
cog.
cognate.
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cog
Past participle: cogged
Gerund: cogging
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| Noun | 1. | cog - a subordinate who performs an important but routine function; "he was a small cog in a large machine" subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier - an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
| 2. |  cog - tooth on the rim of gear wheel cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel - a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal | |
| Verb | 1. | cog - roll steel ingots |
| 2. | cog - join pieces of wood with cogs bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
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Translations
أسْنان
zub
tand
tönn, kíll
krumplys
zobs
çark dişidiş
cog
[kɒg] N → diente m (de rueda dentada)just a cog in the wheel → una pieza del mecanismo, nada más
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cog
[ˈkɒg] n → dent f (d'engrenage)to be a cog in a machine, to be a cog in a wheel [person] → être un rouage de la machine
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cog
n (Tech) → Zahn m; (= cogwheel) → Zahnrad nt; he’s only a cog in the machine (fig) → er ist nur ein Rädchen im Getriebe; each employee is a vital cog in the company → jeder einzelne Angestellte ist ein wichtiger Teil in der Firma
cog
:cog railway
n (US) → Zahnradbahn f
cogwheel
n → Zahnrad nt
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cog
(kog) noun one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion. The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.
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