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    cog
    [kôɡ, käɡ]
    noun
    cog (noun) · cogs (plural noun)
    1. a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar:
      "the cogs and springs of a watch"
      • each of the projections on a cog:
        "applewood was the favorite material for the cogs or teeth of a cogwheel"
    Origin
    Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish kugge and Norwegian kug.
    cog
    [kôɡ, käɡ]
    noun
    cog (noun) · cogs (plural noun)
    1. a broadly built medieval ship with a rounded prow and stern.
    Origin
    Middle English: related to Middle Dutch kogge, Old French cogue.
    cog
    [kôɡ, käɡ]
    verb
    IRISH ENGLISH
    informal
    cog (verb) · cogs (third person present) · cogged (past tense) · cogged (past participle) · cogging (present participle)
    1. copy (someone else's work) illicitly or without acknowledgment:
      "he's away cogging his homework from Aggie's wee girl"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in senses ‘practice tricks in throwing dice’ and ‘cheat’): of unknown origin.
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    noun
    1. a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar:
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      What does cog mean?
      a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. a cogwheel. He's just a small cog in the financial department. , cogged, cog·ging. (of an electric motor) to move jerkily. , cogged, cog·ging. to roll or hammer (an ingot) into a bloom or slab. , cogged, cog·ging.

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      What is a cog in a machine?
      1. See cog in the machine/wheel [...] 2. [...] A cog is a tooth at the edge of a gear wheel or sprocket. present simple: I cog, you cog [...] past simple: I cogged, you cogged [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.

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      What is a cog in Mechanical Engineering?
      A cog is a tooth at the edge of a gear wheel or sprocket. The cogs of the gears mesh together as they turn. This large wheel has teeth, or cogs, in its rim. A cog is a tooth at the edge of a gear wheel or sprocket. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Mechanical Engineering.

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      What is a cog in a car?
      Each wheel has cogs, or tiny teeth that fit together, making the wheel turn, the engine run. Every cog is essential to that engine. People can also be cogs — they are the workers who, day in and day out, perform their duties seemingly with no end in sight. Feeling disheartened, they might say, "I'm just a cog in the system."

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      cog noun [ C ] uk / kɒɡ / us / kɑːɡ / Add to word list one of the tooth-like parts around the edge of a wheel in a machine that fits between those of a similar wheel, causing both wheels to move

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      COG meaning: a part shaped like a tooth on the edge of a wheel in a machine, that makes another wheel turn.

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      COG meaning: 1 : any one of the small parts that stick out on the outer edge of a wheel or gear and that allow it to turn along with another wheel or gear; 2 : cogwheel

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      cog 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈkäg Synonyms of cog 1 : a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear

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      WEBLearn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word cog, a noun that refers to a tooth or a wheel that makes something move. See also the idiom cog in the machine and the word origin.

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