Definitions

1. noun

A toothed wheel or gear, especially one that transmits motion in a machine, or a mechanical device that engages with another part to convert motion or change speed.

“The engineer carefully cleaned the cogs on the old clock’s mechanism.”

2. verb

To think deeply about something, often in a slow and methodical way.

“She sat quietly, cogging over the puzzle for hours before finding the solution.”

3. verb

To exchange or trade something, especially money, for goods or services.

“The travelers had to cog for a room at the local inn.”