Meaning
- 1.
machine — A tool or piece of equipment used for doing something.
- 2.
machine; being machine-like — (figurative) A person who is accurate and skilled in doing something, like a machine; or a person who does something repeatedly over and over like a machine.
- 3.
machine; robot; being machine-like — (figurative) A person who acts independent of his/her thoughts or will.