auto

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈɑtoʊ/
/ˈɔːtəʊ/
/ˈɑtoʊ/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

An automobile.

Example Sentences
  • My brother is an auto mechanic.
2 Definition

A setting for automatic operation.

Synonyms
automatic
Antonyms
manual
Example Sentences
  • Put it on auto.
3 Definition

An automatic gearbox / transmission.

Example Sentences
  • A body coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
4 Definition

A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.

Example Sentences
  • It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To travel by automobile.

Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Capable of operating without external control or intervention.

Example Sentences
  • The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
2 Definition

Done out of habit or without conscious thought.

Example Sentences
  • Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
3 Definition

Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.

Example Sentences
  • Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
4 Definition

(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.

Example Sentences
  • Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.
5 Definition

(of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.

Example Sentences
  • The US Army adopted John Browning's M1911 pistol as its sidearm, chambered in .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol).
6 Definition

(of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.

7 Definition

(of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata