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cog

Definition

  • noun: any one of the small parts that stick out on the outer edge of a wheel or gear and that allow it to turn along with another wheel or gear
  • noun: a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
  • verb: to cheat in throwing dice
  • often used to describe someone who is regarded as an unimportant part of a large business or organization

Examples

  • My brother is just a minor 'cog' in the Hollywood machine. He works as an electrician for a film studio.

  • He was an important 'cog' on that championship team.

  • He's just 'a cog in the machine'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) all you need to know is that there are... inmates in Blackgate Prison as a direct result of the Dent Act. These are violent criminals, essential... cogs in the organized-crime machine. Maybe, for now, all I should say about the death of Harvey Dent is this... it has not been for nothing. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises