robot

  1. Noun.  (chiefly, _) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
  2. Noun.  (figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions.
  3. Noun.  A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks, especially one which can be programmed.
  4. Noun.  (South Africa) A traffic light.
  5. Noun.  (surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
  6. Noun.  A style of dance popular in disco whereby the dancer impersonates the movement of a robot.

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