1. (n.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.

2. (n.) The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4.

3. (v. t.) To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.

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