n.
1) to operate, run, work a ~
2) to shut down a ~
3) an adding; answering; calculating; composing, linotype, typesetting; copy, copying, duplicating; earth-moving; heart-lung; milking; milling; money access ( AE ); sanding; sewing; threshing; video-game; voting; washing; x-ray ~
4) a mincing ~ ( BE ; AE has meat grinder )
5) a fruit ( BE ), pinball, slot ( AE ) ~ (to play a pinball ~) ( BE also has pintable )
6) a slot ( BE ), vending ~
7) a party; political ~
8) a ~ functions, runs; breaks down