cannibalise

3 definitions found

cannibalise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. i.
     to eat human flesh.
  
     Syn: practice cannibalism.
          [WordNet 1.5] cannibalise

  cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. t.
     to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair
     something else.
  
     Syn: use parts of.
          [WordNet 1.5]

cannibalise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cannibalise
      v 1: eat human flesh [syn: cannibalize, cannibalise]
      2: use parts of something to repair something else [syn:
         cannibalize, cannibalise]