auto
/ˈɑtoʊ//ˈɔːtəʊ/noun
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An automobile.
Example: My brother is an auto mechanic.
A setting for automatic operation.
Example: Put it on auto.
Synonyms:automaticAntonyms:manualAn automatic gearbox / transmission.
Example: A body coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
Example: It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
verb
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To travel by automobile.
adjective
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Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
Example: The automatic clothes washer was a great labor-saving device.
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
Example: Absent-minded doodling is a form of automatic art.
Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
Example: Spitting at another player means an automatic red card.
(of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
Example: Fully automatic weapons cannot be legally owned by private citizens in the US, except in very special circumstances, as by private security companies.