operating

Verb

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
• perform as expected when applied
• handle and cause to function
• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
• happen
• keep engaged
• perform surgery on
• present participle and gerund of operate

Adjective

• involved in a kind of operation
  • "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"

Adjective Satellite

• being in effect or operation; - Leslie Marmon Silko
  • "the company had several operating divisions"

Adj

• In operation; that operates.
• Involved in an operation.

Noun

• Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).

Examples

• "Don't touch the operating machinery."
• "Operating on conscious patients involves some additional considerations."
• "Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon."
• "The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today."

Synonyms

control, engage, function, go, in operation, lock, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, mesh, operate, operate on, operation, operational, run, work

Antonyms

disengage, malfunction, non-operating, nonoperating

Related Words

chief operating officer, freight operating company, net operating income, net operating loss, operating cycle, operating room table, OR, train operating company

Anagrams of operating