autopilot — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

due, south

VERB + AUTOPILOT

control, enable, get, set, went

AUTOPILOT + NOUN

sex

PREP.

into, off, on

Definitions

noun

1

A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.

2

A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically.

I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot.

But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works overtime to keep us invested.

verb

1

To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

I set the autopilot to due south, so I could get some rest.

Wiktionary

02

I've been doing this 12 hours non-stop, and am so hungry and tired that I've stopped thinking: I'm now on autopilot.

Wiktionary

03

But while the wackiness gets exasperating fast (a running joke about Hazel’s father, played by Ray Romano on autopilot, having a sex doll for a wife is even unfunnier than it sounds), Milioti works ov

Wiktionary

04

He mistook the car's cruise control for autopilot.

Tatoeba · #9305380

05

We're on autopilot.

Tatoeba · #10052694

06

Get off of autopilot.

Tatoeba · #10052708

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, autopilot is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.