Definition of operating
adjective:
- involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond".
- being in effect or operation; - Leslie Marmon Silko; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations", "bus service is in operation during the emergency", "the company had several operating divisions". Synonyms: in operation, operational.
verb:
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan". Synonyms: operate, run.
- perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in", "Does this old car still run well?", "This old radio doesn't work anymore". Synonyms: function, go, operate, run, work. Antonyms: malfunction.
- handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol", "control the lever". Synonyms: control, operate.
- perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. Synonyms: maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate.
- happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?". Synonyms: operate.
- keep engaged; "engaged the gears". Synonyms: engage, lock, mesh, operate. Antonyms: disengage.
- perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life". Synonyms: operate, operate on.
Related words
aviate, block, cut, desex, desexualise, desexualize, dial, double, drive, financier, fix, flip, fly, gate, jockey, lift, pedal, pilot, relay, ride, roll, run, serve, service, sterilise, sterilize, submarine, switch, synchronise, synchronize, throw, treadle, trephine, turn, unsex, venesect, work.
Rhymes with
accommodating, activating, aggravating, agitating, alienating, alternating, annihilating, annotating, asphyxiating, assimilating, calculating, captivating, circulating, commemorating, communicating, contaminating, coordinating, debilitating, delegating, denigrating.
readopting, perorating.
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