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fruit machine
one arm bandit
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sex machine
Any machine that is used for sexual pleasure.
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sex machine
Someone with considerable sexual prowess.
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take up
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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bring up
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
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crank out
To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.
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bolt bucket
A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
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business end
The part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.
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good to go
Ready for use or ready for normal operation, especially after repair or renewal.
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in the works
In a mechanism or machine.
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kick the bucket
Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
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oil burner
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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oil burner
A machine that uses oil as its fuel.
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power up
To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.
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quick-and-dirty
Of or pertaining to the creation or repair of software or hardware in a manner which permits operation within a brief period of time, although with compromised functionality or reliability.
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ramp up
Of a project or operation, to start up.
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real job
A job that can't be replaced advantageously by a machine or a procedure.
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run down
To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
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shift gears
To change pace or mode of operation.
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under way
In operation, in progress, commenced.
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