System | Mean of system in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪstəm/

• Noun
• a group of related parts that move or work together
1. a system of rivers
2. railroad systems
3. a security/telephone/heating system
4. an alarm system
5. a stereo/computer system
• a body of a person or animal thought of as an entire group of parts that work together
1. The disease affected her entire system.
2. Greasy foods are not good for your system.
3. No drugs were found in his system.
• a group of organs that work together to perform an important function of the body
1. the digestive/reproductive/respiratory system

• a way of managing, controlling, organizing, or doing something that follows a set of rules or a plan
1. the legal system
2. The players like the coach's system.
3. Under the new system, students will have to pass an exam to graduate.
4. She devised a new filing system.
5. We need a better system for handling incoming e-mail.
6. the state's system of education
7. a democratic system of government
8. Every religion has its own system of beliefs and practices.
• a powerful government or social organization that controls people's lives
1. You can't beat the system.
2. We spent our youth rebelling against the system.
• to do something that you have been wanting to do so that you no longer feel a strong desire to do it
1. You keep talking about making a cross-country trip. I think you just need to do it and get it out of your system.
• to get rid of a strong emotion (such as anger) by doing something
1. He really angered her, so she went for a walk to get it out of her system.