单词 | cog |
释义 | cog1[ kog, kawg ] / kɒg, kɔg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cog ON THESAURUS.COM nouna gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. a cogwheel. a person who plays a minor part in a large organization, activity, etc.: He's just a small cog in the financial department. verb (used without object), cogged, cog·ging.(of an electric motor) to move jerkily. verb (used with object), cogged, cog·ging.to roll or hammer (an ingot) into a bloom or slab. Idioms for cogslip a cog, to make a blunder; err: One of the clerks must have slipped a cog. Origin of cog1First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English cogge, probably from a North Germanic language; compare Swedish kugge, Norwegian kugg “cog”; akin to German Kugel “bullet, ball, shot,” Old English cycgel (see cudgel) Words nearby cogcofinal, cofound, cofounder, C. of S., cofunction, cog, Cogan-Reese syndrome, cogency, cogeneration, cogent, Coggan Definition for cog (2 of 4)cog2 [ kog, kawg ] / kɒg, kɔg / verb (used with object), cogged, cog·ging.to manipulate or load (dice) unfairly. verb (used without object), cogged, cog·ging.to cheat, especially at dice. Origin of cog2First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain Definition for cog (3 of 4)cog3 [ kog, kawg ] / kɒg, kɔg / nounCarpentry. (in a cogged joint) the tongue in one timber, fitting into a corresponding slot in another. Mining. a cluster of timber supports for a roof.Compare chock (def. 4). verb (used with or without object), cogged, cog·ging.Carpentry. to join with a cog. Origin of cog31855–60; special use of cog1; replacing cock in same sense, special use of cock1 (in sense of projection); see coak Definition for cog (4 of 4)cog. cognate. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cogBritish Dictionary definitions for cog (1 of 3)cog1 / (kɒɡ) / nounany of the teeth or projections on the rim of a gearwheel or sprocket a gearwheel, esp a small one a person or thing playing a small part in a large organization or process verb cogs, cogging or cogged(tr) metallurgy to roll (cast-steel ingots) to convert them into blooms Word Origin for cogC13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish kogge, Swedish kugge, Norwegian kug British Dictionary definitions for cog (2 of 3)cog2 / (kɒɡ) / verb cogs, cogging or coggedslang to cheat (in a game, esp dice), as by loading a dice Word Origin for cogC16: originally a dice-playing term, of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for cog (3 of 3)cog3 / (kɒɡ) / nouna tenon that projects from the end of a timber beam for fitting into a mortise verb cogs, cogging or cogged(tr) to join (pieces of wood) with cogs Word Origin for cogC19: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cogcog The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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