Tractor Definition–noun | 1. | a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc. |
| 2. | Also called truck tractor. a short truck with a driver's cab but no body, designed for hauling a trailer or semitrailer. |
| 3. | something used for drawing or pulling. |
| 4. | Aeronautics. | a. | a propeller mounted at the front of an airplane, thus exerting a pull. |
| b. | Also called tractor airplane. an airplane with a propeller so mounted. |
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Part Definition–noun | 1. | a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together. |
| 2. | an essential or integral attribute or quality: a sense of humor is part of a healthy personality. |
| 3. | a section or division of a literary work. |
| 4. | a portion, member, or organ of an animal body. |
| 5. | any of a number of more or less equal quantities that compose a whole or into which a whole is divided: Use two parts sugar to one part cocoa. |
| 6. | an allotted portion; share. |
| 7. | Usually, parts. | a. | a region, quarter, or district: a journey to foreign parts. |
| b. | a quality or attribute establishing the possessor as a person of importance or superior worth: Being both a diplomat and a successful businesswoman, she is widely regarded as a woman of parts. |
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| 8. | either of the opposing sides in a contest, question, agreement, etc. |
| 9. | the dividing line formed in separating the hair of the head and combing it in different directions. |
| 10. | a constituent piece of a machine or tool either included at the time of manufacture or set in place as a replacement for the original piece. |
| 11. | Music. | a. | the written or printed matter extracted from the score that a single performer or section uses in the performance of concerted music: a horn part. |
| b. | a section or division of a composition: the allegro part of the first movement. |
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| 12. | participation, interest, or concern in something; role
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: The neighbors must have had some part in planning the surprise party. |
| 13. | a person's share in or contribution to some action; duty, function, or office: You must do your part if we're to finish by tonight. |
| 14. | a character or role acted in a play or sustained in real life. |
–verb (used with object) | 15. | to divide (a thing) into parts; break; cleave; divide. |
| 16. | to comb (the hair) away from a dividing line. |
| 17. | to divide into shares; distribute in parts; apportion. |
| 18. | to put or keep apart; separate: They parted the calves from the herd. |
| 19. | Metallurgy. | a. | to separate (silver) from gold in refining. |
| b. | to cut (one part) away from a piece, as an end from a billet. |
| c. | to keep the surface of (a casting) separate from the sand of the mold. |
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–verb (used without object) | 21. | to be or become divided into parts; break or cleave: The oil tanker parted amidships. |
| 22. | to go or come apart; separate, as two or more things. |
| 23. | to go apart from or leave one another, as persons: We'll part no more. |
| 24. | to be or become separated from something else (usually fol. by from). |
| 25. | Nautical. to break or become torn apart, as a cable. |
–adjective | 28. | partial; of a part: part owner. |
–adverb | 29. | in part; partly: part black. |
—Verb phrase| 30. | part with, to give up (property, control, etc.); relinquish: to part with one's money. |
—Idioms| 31. | for one's part, as far as concerns one: For my part, you can do whatever you please. |
| 32. | for the most part, with respect to the greatest part; on the whole; generally; usually; mostly: They are good students, for the most part. |
| 33. | in good part, | a. | without offense; in a good-natured manner; amiably: She was able to take teasing in good part. |
| b. | to a great extent; largely: His success is in good part ascribable to dogged determination. |
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| 34. | in part, in some measure or degree; to some extent; partly; partially: The crop failure was due in part to unusual weather conditions. |
| 35. | on the part of, | a. | so far as pertains to or concerns one: He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues. |
| b. | as done or manifested by: attention on the part of the audience. |
Also, on one's part. |
| 36. | part and parcel, an essential, necessary, or integral part: Her love for her child was part and parcel of her life. |
| 37. | part company, | a. | to bid farewell or go separate ways; leave one another. |
| b. | to dissolve a personal affiliation, relationship, etc., esp. because of irreconcilable differences. |
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| 38. | take part, to participate; share or partake: They refused to take part in any of the activities of the community. |
| 39. | take someone's part, to align oneself with; support; defend: His parents took his part, even though he was obviously in the wrong. |
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Antique tractor show highlights 15th annual Ag-Industry Expo
Durant Daily Democrat - Found Oct. 2, 2008
DURANT — The 15th annual Ag-Industry Expo will once again feature an antique tractor show as part of the event activities.
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Tractor show rolling to Timbrook Park
Lynchburg News and Advance - Found Sep. 23, 2008
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CORBET TRACTOR RUN A SUCCESS
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... was done by David Graham, a tractor restoration expert from Dromore, in Co.Tyrone. All tractor owners got a cup and medal for taking part.
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Kiruhura farmers get tractor
New Vision - Found Sep. 9, 2008
Kisige THE Government has handed over a multi-purpose tractor worth sh53m to farmers in Kiruhura district. This is part of the Government's...
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Kiruhura Farmers Get Tractor
Calibre Macro World - Found Sep. 10, 2008
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McFadden retiring after 20 years at Lindeman Tractor
Atlantic News Telegraph - Found Sep. 25, 2008
... working as a salesman at Lindeman Tractor in August 1988. Those years passed quickly, McFadden said, and the most enjoyable part was working...
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Lake Arrowhead Tractor Ride
Clay County Leader - Found Sep. 24, 2008
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