ALL meanings of operating
op·er·at·ing
O o - noun operating In operation. 1
- adjective operating of a machine 1
- adjective operating business operations 1
- adjective operating surgical 1
- adjective operating used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon. 1
- adjective operating of, for, or pertaining to operations: an operating budget. 1
- adjective operating of or relating to the proper operation of a machine, appliance, etc.: a manual of operating instructions. 1
- adjective operating Railroads. of, pertaining, or belonging to railroad workers, as engineers or firemen, who are directly engaged in the mechanical operation of trains: an operating union. 1
- verb without object operating to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly. 1
- verb without object operating to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like. 1
- verb without object operating to act effectively; produce an effect; exert force or influence (often followed by on or upon): Their propaganda is beginning to operate on the minds of the people. 1
- verb without object operating to perform some process of work or treatment. 1
- verb without object operating Surgery. to perform a surgical procedure. 1
- verb without object operating (of a drug) to produce the effect intended. 1
- verb without object operating Military. to carry on operations in war. to give orders and accomplish military acts, as distinguished from doing staff work. 1
- verb without object operating to carry on transactions in securities, or some commodity, especially speculatively or on a large scale. 1
- verb without object operating Informal. to use devious means for one's own gain; insinuate oneself; finagle: a man who knows how to operate with the ladies. 1
- verb with object operating to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.): to operate a switchboard. 1
- verb with object operating to put or keep (a factory, industrial system, ranch, etc.) working or in operation: to operate a coal mine. 1
- verb with object operating to bring about, effect, or produce, as by action or the exertion of force or influence. 1
- noun Technical meaning of operating 1. operating system. 2. operator. 1
- adjective operating Operating profits and costs are the money that a company earns and spends in carrying out its ordinary trading activities, in contrast to such things as interest and investment. 0
- adjective operating involved in the operations of a business 0
- adjective operating involved in surgical operations 0