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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tool /tul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, for performing a mechanical operation:The carpenter laid out his tools and began to work.
- an instrument for some purpose or work:the tools of the writer's trade.
- anything used to accomplish a task:Education is a tool for success.
- a person used by someone else:a tool of the Communist party.
v. - [~ + object] to work or shape with a tool.
- to drive or ride in a vehicle:[no object]tooling along the freeway.
- Mechanical Engineering tool up, [no object] to install the machinery for a job:The manufacturers began tooling up for production.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tool (to̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. - an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- any instrument of manual operation.
- the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.
- the machine itself;
a machine tool. - anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose:Education is a tool for success.
- a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends;
cat's-paw. - the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.
- [Underworld Slang.]
- a pistol or gun.
- a pickpocket.
- [Slang]([vulgar]). penis.
v.t. - to work or shape with a tool.
- to work decoratively with a hand tool.
- to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.
- to drive (a vehicle):He tooled the car along the treacherous path.
- to equip with tools or machinery.
v.i. - to work with a tool.
- to drive or ride in a vehicle:tooling along the freeway.
- tool up, to install machinery designed for performing a particular job:manufacturers tooling up for production.
- bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English tōl; cognate with Old Norse tōl tools; akin to taw2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Tool, implement, instrument, utensil refer to contrivances for doing work. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or laborers:a carpenter's tools.An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose:agricultural implements.An instrument is anything used in doing a certain work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision:surgical or musical instruments.A utensil is especially an article for domestic use:kitchen utensils.When used figuratively of human agency, tool is generally used in a contemptuous sense; instrument, in a neutral or good sense:a tool of unscrupulous men; an instrument of Providence.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tool /tuːl/ n - an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand
- a power-driven instrument; machine tool
- (in combination): a toolkit
- the cutting part of such an instrument
- any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover
- anything used as a means of performing an operation or achieving an end: he used his boss's absence as a tool for gaining influence
- a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
- a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession: numbers are the tools of the mathematician's trade
vb - to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
- (transitive) to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
- (transitive) often followed by up: to furnish with tools
Etymology: Old English tōl; related to Old Norse tōl weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw²ˈtooler n |