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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A simple device, such as a lever, pulley, or inclined plane; a machine without moving parts.

Wiktionary

  1. n. physics A device that only requires the application of a single force to work.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

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hypernyms (1)

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  1. mechanical device

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  1. inclined plane
  1. pulley block
  1. pulley
  1. wheel
  1. block
  1. lever

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  1. pulley
  2. inclined plane
  3. pulley block
  4. wheel
  5. lever
  1. block
  2. machine
  3. dipper
  4. discharger
  5. element
  1. jack
  2. wheel-motion
  3. oil-press
  4. bridge-bracket
  5. simple machine
  1. wheel and axle
  2. mill
  3. device
  4. screw
  5. mutoscope
  1. power
  2. throwing-machine
  3. ticket-chopper
  4. wedge
  5. whim
  1. wince

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