An Engine
1 A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. [from 14th c.]<p>2 (now archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement. [from 14th c.]</p><p>3 A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]</p><p>4 A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force. [from 16th c.]</p><p>5 The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion. [from 19th c.]</p><p>6 A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track. [from 19th c.]</p><p>7 (computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word). [from 20th c.]</p><p>8 a graphics engine; a physics engine</p><p>9 (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile. [13th-17th c.]</p><p>10 (obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme. [13th-18th c.]</p><p>11 (obsolete) Natural talent; genius. [14th-17th c.]</p><p>12 Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.</p><p>Synonyms </p><p>motor</p><p>locomotive</p>