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tool

[ tool ]

noun

  1. an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
  2. any instrument of manual operation.
  3. the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.
  4. the machine itself; a machine tool.
  5. anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose:

    Education is a tool for success.

  6. a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.
  7. the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.
  8. Underworld Slang.
    1. a pistol or gun.
    2. a pickpocket.
  9. Slang: Vulgar. penis.


verb (used with object)

  1. to work or shape with a tool.
  2. to work decoratively with a hand tool.
  3. to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.
  4. to drive (a vehicle):

    He tooled the car along the treacherous path.

  5. to equip with tools or machinery.

verb (used without object)

  1. to work with a tool.
  2. to drive or ride in a vehicle:

    tooling along the freeway.

verb phrase

  1. to install machinery designed for performing a particular job:

    manufacturers tooling up for production.

tool

/ 迟耻藧濒 /

noun

    1. an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand
    2. a power-driven instrument; machine tool
    3. ( in combination )

      a toolkit

  1. the cutting part of such an instrument
    1. any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover
    2. a design so impressed
  2. 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

  3. a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
  4. a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession

    numbers are the tools of the mathematician's trade

  5. slang.
    another word for penis
  6. an underworld slang word for gun
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
  2. tr to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
  3. troften foll byup to furnish with tools
  4. whenintr, often foll by along to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟辞辞濒-濒别蝉蝉, adjective
  • 藞迟辞辞濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 迟辞辞濒顎侥谤 noun
  • 迟辞辞濒顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 尘耻濒顎僼颈路迟辞辞濒顎 noun
  • 耻苍路迟辞辞濒别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tool1

First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English 迟艒濒; cognate with Old Norse 迟艒濒 鈥渢ools鈥; akin to taw 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of tool1

Old English 迟艒濒; related to Old Norse 迟艒濒 weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw
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Example Sentences

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However, she required the company to let developers bypass its in-app payment tool to avoid a commission of up to 30%.

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The company touted its AI tools on Wednesday.

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鈥淏ut I do think it is a very important tool for accountability and I hope that it will be used.鈥

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Mr Altman said the update had been pulled entirely for free users of ChatGPT, and they were working on removing it from people who pay for the tool as well.

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Dozens of Metropolitan Police armed officers downed tools in protest when Sgt Blake was charged with murder and the Army was put on standby.

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The word tool usually refers to a handheld object, such as a hammer, saw, or file, that is used to perform or facilitate mechanical operations. When should you use this noun over instrument, implement, or utensil? Learn more on .听

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