machine
When used as a noun, "machine" usually refers to physical tools or devices. However, when describing a person as a "machine," it is often a metaphor meaning they are incredibly efficient but lack human emotion. As a verb, "machine" is specifically used in technical or industrial contexts, such as engineering or metalworking, to describe the process of cutting or shaping material.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Karen is at a PTA meeting while Eleanor is at home struggling with new appliances.
Eleanor Smith
KAREN THE COFFEE MACHINE IS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. I THINK IT'S BROKEN.
Karen Smith
Stop messing with it and just leave it be until David gets home.
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The conversation highlights the generational gap in tech-savviness. Eleanor uses all caps, reflecting her struggle with a keyboard, while Karen uses the phrasal verb 'leave it be' (meaning to stop interfering with something) to express her passive-aggressive annoyance.
Meanings
noun
An apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function, that performs a particular task.
"The factory installed a new machine to automate the packaging process."