<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Biology: a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.</li><li>a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.</li><li>a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style: Several manufacturers made off-brand clones of the popular game console.</li><li>a funnel-shaped chamber or bin in which loose material, as grain or coal, is stored temporarily, being filled through the top and dispensed through the bottom.</li><li>U.S. Politics: a box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to produce a copy or imitation of.</li><li>to copy identifying information from (a mobile device, credit card, security badge, etc.), usually for the purpose of identity theft or unauthorized security access: They cloned my key card and used the copy to steal all the valuables from my hotel room.</li><li>Biology: to cause to grow as a clone.</li><li>to separate (a batch of cells or cell products) so that each portion produces only its own kind.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>Biology: to grow as a clone.</li></ul>