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cog1 definition

cog (käg, kôg)

noun

    1. any of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel, for transmitting or receiving motion by fitting between the teeth of another wheel; gear tooth
    2. a cogwheel
  2. ☆ a person or thing regarded as a minor but necessary part of the structure of an activity or organization

Etymology: ME cog, cogge < ? Scand, as in Norw kug, Swed kugge, a cog, tooth < IE *gugā a hump, ball < base *gēu-, to bend, arch > OE cycgel, cudgel

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cog2 definition

cog (käg, kôg)

noun

a projection on a beam that fits into a corresponding groove or notch in another beam, making a joint

Etymology: altered (infl. by cog) < earlier cock, to secure, prob. ult. < It cocca, a notch

transitive verb, intransitive verb cogged, cogging cog′·ging

to join by a cog or cogs
cog3 definition

cog (käg, kôg)

transitive verb cogged, cogging cog′·ging

to manipulate (dice) in a fraudulent manner

Etymology: prob. slang extension of cog

intransitive verb

Obsolete to cheat; swindle

noun

Obsolete a deception; trick
cog4 definition

cog or cogn

cognate

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cog Synonyms

cog

n.

sprocket, geartooth, tooth, cogwheel, gear, pinion, rack, wheel, ratchet, transmission, differential.


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cog Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wheel: There was some of the deceased's hair on the cogs of the wheel.

Converse of object

  • become: The aim is to produce a fighting machine in which each soldier becomes a cog.

Adjective modifier

  • vital: Every member of the family is a vital cog in research.

Modifies a noun

  • wheel: October 4 2003 The lower cylinder drives the adhesion wheels whilst the higher cylinder drives the rack cog wheel.

Preposition: in

  • wheel: The groups will resemble the cogs in a wheel which are all useful provided they mesh properly.
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