automatic
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- n light machine gun
- n a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
- a operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
automatic transmission
a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts - s resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
an automatic `thank you' - s without volition or conscious control
the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light
- Wall Street's newest romance is with the automatic vending-machine industry, which is changing the eating and buying habits of America.
- Machine guns and automatic firearms are prohibited without special authorization and are reserved almost exclusively for military and police .
- Massachusetts Attorney General and Automatic Delegate Martha Coakley Endorses Hillary .