robot
/ˈɹəʊ.bɒt/
An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal; A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed; A bot, software designed to perform a task
- plural
- robots
Meanings
- 1
An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal
Tom danced like a robot.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
Robots are smarter than humans anyway.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed
- 3
A bot, software designed to perform a task
- 4
A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labourrare
- 5
A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individualityrare
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A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman)rare
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A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crewrare
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A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robotrare
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A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ communityrare