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robot
noun
-
robotize
,
robotizing
,
robotizes
,
robotized
A
machine
that
is
controlled
by
a
computer
and
can
do
work
automatically
,
sometimes
looking
or
moving
like
a
human
.
•
In
the
automobile
plant
,
a
robot
swiftly
paints
each
car
body
the
same
perfect
shade
of
red
.
In
the
automobile
plant
,
a
robot
swiftly
paints
each
car
body
the
same
perfect
shade
of
red
.
•
At
home
,
a
small
vacuum
robot
glided
under
the
sofa
and
picked
up
crumbs
.
At
home
,
a
small
vacuum
robot
glided
under
the
sofa
and
picked
up
crumbs
.
From
Czech
“
robot
”,
meaning
'forced
labour'
,
coined
by
writer
Karel
Čapek
in
his
1920
play
“
R
.
U
.
R
.”.
noun
-
robotize
,
robotizing
,
robotizes
,
robotized
A
computer
program
that
automatically
performs
repetitive
tasks
on
the
internet
,
such
as
indexing
pages
or
answering
simple
questions
.
•
A
search
engine
robot
crawls
millions
of
web
pages
every
day
.
A
search
engine
robot
crawls
millions
of
web
pages
every
day
.
•
The
chat
robot
on
the
company
website
answers
basic
shipping
questions
instantly
.
The
chat
robot
on
the
company
website
answers
basic
shipping
questions
instantly
.
Based
on
the
earlier
sense
of
a
mechanical
robot
;
later
applied
metaphorically
to
software
that
does
automated
work
.
noun
-
robotize
,
robotizing
,
robotizes
,
robotized
A
person
who
acts
or
speaks
in
a
very
mechanical
,
emotionless
way
,
as
if
they
were
a
machine
.
•
During
the
presentation
,
he
repeated
the
script
like
a
robot
,
without
any
feeling
.
During
the
presentation
,
he
repeated
the
script
like
a
robot
,
without
any
feeling
.
•
After
weeks
of
overtime
,
she
felt
like
a
tired
robot
just
going
through
the
motions
.
After
weeks
of
overtime
,
she
felt
like
a
tired
robot
just
going
through
the
motions
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
the
mechanical
sense
of
‘
robot
’.
problem
noun
something
difficult
to
deal
with
or
understand
that
needs
to
be
fixed
or
answered
•
The
washing
machine
stopped
working
,
and
now
we
have
a
big
problem
to
fix
.
The
washing
machine
stopped
working
,
and
now
we
have
a
big
problem
to
fix
.
•
If
you
notice
any
problem
with
the
report
,
please
tell
me
.
If
you
notice
any
problem
with
the
report
,
please
tell
me
.
from
late
Latin
problema
,
from
Greek
problēma
‘
something
thrown
forward
’,
meaning
‘
question
,
task
’.
noun
a
question
in
mathematics
,
science
,
or
logic
that
you
have
to
solve
•
Mia
raised
her
hand
after
solving
the
math
problem
on
the
board
.
Mia
raised
her
hand
after
solving
the
math
problem
on
the
board
.
•
The
physics
test
had
a
tricky
energy
problem
about
a
swinging
pendulum
.
The
physics
test
had
a
tricky
energy
problem
about
a
swinging
pendulum
.
same
origin
as
the
general
noun
sense
;
specialized
in
academic
use
since
the
1600s
.
adjective
causing
difficulty
or
trouble
and
needing
special
attention
•
The
school
hired
a
counselor
to
help
the
problem
students
.
The
school
hired
a
counselor
to
help
the
problem
students
.
•
Animal
shelters
often
receive
problem
dogs
that
need
special
training
.
Animal
shelters
often
receive
problem
dogs
that
need
special
training
.
adjectival
use
of
the
noun
since
the
mid-1900s
.
probably
adverb
very
likely
to
happen
or
to
be
true
,
though
not
completely
certain
•
It
will
probably
rain
this
afternoon
,
so
take
an
umbrella
.
It
will
probably
rain
this
afternoon
,
so
take
an
umbrella
.
•
He
will
probably
be
late
because
of
the
traffic
jam
.
He
will
probably
be
late
because
of
the
traffic
jam
.
From
Middle
English
probable
+
-ly
,
meaning
“
in
a
manner
that
is
probable
.”