cog
1[ kog, kawg ]
/ kɒg, kɔg /
noun
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
a cogwheel.
a person who plays a minor part in a large organization, activity, etc.: He's just a small cog in the financial department.
verb (used without object), cogged, cog·ging.
(of an electric motor) to move jerkily.
verb (used with object), cogged, cog·ging.
to roll or hammer (an ingot) into a bloom or slab.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTIdioms for cog
slip a cog, to make a blunder; err: One of the clerks must have slipped a cog.
Origin of cog
11200–50; Middle English cogge, probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian kugg cog
Words nearby cog
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British Dictionary definitions for slip a cog (1 of 3)
cog1
/ (kɒɡ) /
noun
any of the teeth or projections on the rim of a gearwheel or sprocket
a gearwheel, esp a small one
a person or thing playing a small part in a large organization or process
verb cogs, cogging or cogged
(tr) metallurgy to roll (cast-steel ingots) to convert them into blooms
Word Origin for cog
C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish kogge, Swedish kugge, Norwegian kug
British Dictionary definitions for slip a cog (2 of 3)
cog2
/ (kɒɡ) /
verb cogs, cogging or cogged
slang to cheat (in a game, esp dice), as by loading a dice
Word Origin for cog
C16: originally a dice-playing term, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for slip a cog (3 of 3)
cog3
/ (kɒɡ) /
noun
a tenon that projects from the end of a timber beam for fitting into a mortise
verb cogs, cogging or cogged
(tr) to join (pieces of wood) with cogs
Word Origin for cog
C19: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases with slip a cog (1 of 2)
slip a cog
Also, slip a gear or one's gears. Lose one's ability to reason soundly or make correct judgments, as in She must have slipped a cog or she would never have gone out barefoot in December, or What's the matter with him? Has he slipped his gears? These slangy usages allude to a mechanical failure owing to the cog of a gear or a gear failing to mesh. The first dates from about 1930, the variant from the 1960s.
Idioms and Phrases with slip a cog (2 of 2)
cog
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