moldingmachine
nounUK /ˈməʊldɪŋ məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈmoʊldɪŋ məˌʃiːn/
A molding machine is a big machine that shapes soft material into toys or parts.
The factory uses a molding machine to make plastic cups.
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2. A machine that presses metal or plastic into a shaped mold.
The molding machine pressed the hot metal into a car part.
3. A machine used in baking to shape dough into forms.
The bakery's molding machine rolled the dough into perfect buns.
4. A machine that makes sand molds for casting metal.
Workers loaded sand into the molding machine before pouring the metal.