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cog

/kɒɡ/

noun

Meaning

  • A tooth on a gear.

  • A gear; a cogwheel.

  • An unimportant individual in a greater system.

  • A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.

  • One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.

verb

Meaning

  • To furnish with a cog or cogs.