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cogs

UK
/kɒgz/
US
/kɑgz/

Translations

cognoun

cogs

pl

cogs
pl
UK
/kɒg/
US
/kɑg/
dentDans le sens de la dent d’une roue dentée.
The cog on the gear was damaged.
La dent de l’engrenage était abîmée.
roue dentéeTerme courant en mécanique.
The watchmaker carefully cleaned each tiny cog before reassembling the timepiece.
L’horloger a soigneusement nettoyé chaque petite roue dentée avant de remonter la montre.
Additional translations
cogueNavire médiéval.
rouageAu sens figuré : élément d’un ensemble, d’un système.
Synonyms
gear
tooth
wheel
component
part
element
Antonyms
leader
boss
chief
linchpin
mastermind
driving force
cogverb

cogs

cogged
Past Simple
cogged
Past Participle
cogging
Gerund
UK
/kɒɡ/
US
/kɑɡ/
s'engrenerPour des roues dentées ou des engrenages.
The gears cog perfectly to ensure the machine runs smoothly.
Les engrenages s’engrènent parfaitement pour assurer le bon fonctionnement de la machine.
truquerDans le sens de manipuler ou falsifier pour tromper.
He was caught trying to cog the results of the competition.
Il a été pris en train de truquer les résultats de la compétition.
Synonyms
fit together
mesh
engage
interlock
gear
Antonyms
play fair
legitimize
verify
authenticate
validate
honor

Definitions

cognoun
A tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear that engages with a corresponding tooth on another wheel or gear to transmit motion.
The cog in the machine was worn out, causing the entire system to malfunction.
A person who plays a minor but necessary role in a large organization or process.
Even though he felt like just a cog in the corporate machine, his contributions were essential to the project's success.
A gearwheel; a wheel with projecting teeth that mesh with those of another wheel.
The watchmaker carefully cleaned each tiny cog before reassembling the timepiece.
A round-hulled sailing vessel of the Middle Ages, used chiefly in northern European trade.
The Hanseatic merchants transported their goods across the Baltic Sea in sturdy cogs.
cogverb
To cheat or deceive, especially by manipulating or falsifying.
He was caught trying to cog the results of the competition.
To fit together or interlock, as the teeth of gears.
The gears cog perfectly to ensure the machine runs smoothly.
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