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adding machineA pocket calculator that has very few functions.Rate it:

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fruit machineone arm banditRate it:

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sex machineSomeone with considerable sexual prowess.Rate it:

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ghost in the machinea term used to describe the concept of mind-body dualism: that the mind exists alongside and separate from the body; also an album by The PoliceRate it:

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poop machineAn animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.Rate it:

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poop machineAn infant.Rate it:

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sex machinerefers to a person who has a lot of sexRate it:

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bolt bucketA machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.Rate it:

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in the worksIn a mechanism or machine.Rate it:

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crank outTo produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.Rate it:

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dial inconfigure, set up, particularly a complex machine with many configuration options.Rate it:

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take upThat which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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hop upto make something, especially a machine, better (faster, bigger etc.)Rate it:

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call screeningthe process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. checking a caller ID display to see who or where the call is from.Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.Rate it:

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oil burnerA machine that uses oil as its fuel.Rate it:

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put one through one's pacesTo test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.Rate it:

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random numberA number allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).Rate it:

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real jobA job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.Rate it:

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run downTo lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.Rate it:

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