tool

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Pronunciation
/tuːl/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

Example Sentences
  • Hand me that tool, would you?   I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
2 Definition

Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.

Example Sentences
  • These are the tools of the trade.
3 Definition

Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.

4 Definition

A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

Example Sentences
  • The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools.   a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk
5 Definition

A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.

Example Sentences
  • He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her.
6 Definition

Penis.

7 Definition

(by extension) An obnoxious or uptight person.

Example Sentences
  • He won't sell us tickets because it's 3:01, and they went off sale at 3. That guy's such a tool.
Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

2 Definition

To equip with tools.

3 Definition

To work very hard.

4 Definition

To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.

Example Sentences
  • Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.
5 Definition

To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.

6 Definition

To drive (a coach or other vehicle).

7 Definition

To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.

8 Definition

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.