Tool - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the means whereby some act is accomplished (syn: instrument)
- obscene terms for penis (syn: cock, dick, pecker, prick, shaft)
verb
- work with a tool
Extra examples
We tooled along the highway.
He tooled a design on the leather belt.
Money is a pure tool - nothing more.
The sheriffs were the tools of the government.
Aluminium is ductile, but difficult to tool.
Leather was tooled with geometrical patterns.
Some of the men were tooled up with knives.
We tooled up with pieces of wood and iron bars.
We were tooling around in Malta on a friendly visit.
I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
Television is an important tool for the modern teacher.
These books are the tools of my trade (=the things I need to do my job).
The king was merely a tool of the military government.
He spent the afternoon tooling around town.
The factory is not tooled up to produce this type of engine.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: tool
he/she/it: tools
present participle: tooling
past tense: tooled
past participle: tooled
singular: tool
plural: tools
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