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- Dictionarycog/kɒɡ/
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"
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COG definition: 1. one of the tooth-like parts around the edge of a wheel in a machine that fits between those of a…. Learn more.
1. : a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear. 2. : a subordinate but integral person or part. cogged. ˈkägd. adjective. cog. 2 of 5. verb (1) cogged; cogging. intransitive verb. 1. obsolete : to cheat in throwing dice. 2. obsolete : deceive. 3. obsolete : to use venal flattery. transitive verb. 1. : to direct the fall of (dice) fraudulently. 2.
It has gears which have wheels. 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.
Cog definition: a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.. See examples of COG used in a sentence.
1. One of a series of teeth, as on the rim of a wheel or gear, whose engagement transmits successive motive force to a corresponding wheel or gear. 2. A cogwheel. 3. A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
Jul 19, 2024 · cog (plural cogs) A tooth on a gear. A gear; a cogwheel. An unimportant individual in a greater system. 1976, Norman Denny (English translation), Victor Hugo (original French), Les Misérables ‘There are twenty-five of us, but they don’t reckon I’m worth anything. I’m just a cog in the machine.’ 1988, David Mamet, Speed-the-Plow
(informal) a person who is a small part of a large organization. See cog in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cog. Definition of cog noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. any of the teeth or projections on the rim of a gearwheel or sprocket. 2. a gearwheel, esp a small one. 3. a person or thing playing a small part in a large organization or process. verb Word forms: cogs, cogging, cogged. 4. (transitive) metallurgy. to roll (cast-steel ingots) to convert them into blooms. Collins English Dictionary.
COG definition: a part shaped like a tooth on the edge of a wheel in a machine, that makes another wheel turn. Learn more.
Cog Definition. 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. A cogwheel. A person or thing regarded as a minor but necessary part of the structure of an activity or organization. An instance of cheating; a swindle.
