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| tool [ tool ] |
noun (plural tools) |
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1. device for doing work: an object designed to do a specific kind of work such as cutting or chopping by directing manually applied force or by means of a motor
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2. means to end: something used as a means of achieving something
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3. something used for job: something used in the course of somebody's everyday work
  Words are the poet's tool.
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4. somebody manipulated by another: somebody who is easily manipulated, especially to carry out unpleasant or dishonest tasks that somebody else is unwilling to do
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5. mechanical engineering
Same as machine tool
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6. mechanical engineering cutting part of machine: the cutting or shaping part of a power-driven device, e.g. the blade on a lathe
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7. handicraft bookbinder's implement: an implement that a bookbinder uses to press a design into leather, cloth, or paper
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8. handicraft stamped design on book: a design pressed into a book cover with a metal tool
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9. offensive term: an offensive term for a penis
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slang
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verb (past and past participle tooled, present participle tool·ing, 3rd person present singular tools) |
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1. transitive verb handicraft work something using hand tools: to cut, shape, or form something, especially to press a design into the cover of a book, using hand tools
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2. transitive verb industry give somebody or something tools: to equip somebody or something with tools
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3. transitive and intransitive verb automotive drive car: to drive a car, especially at high speeds
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slang
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tooling along at a cool 65
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| [ Old English tōl< Germanic, "to manufacture"] |
