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Tool

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Noun

1. tool

an implement used in the practice of a vocation

2. instrument, tool

the means whereby some act is accomplished

Example Sentences:
'my greed was the instrument of my destruction'
'science has given us new tools to fight disease'

3. creature, puppet, tool

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

4. cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool

obscene terms for penis

Verb

5. tool

drive

Example Sentences:
'The convertible tooled down the street'

6. joyride, tool, tool around

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

Example Sentences:
'We tooled down the street'

7. tool

furnish with tools

8. tool

work with a tool

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tool

see synonyms of tool
noun
1. 
a. 
an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand
b. 
a power-driven instrument; machine tool
c. 
(in combination)
a toolkit
2. 
the cutting part of such an instrument
3. 
a. 
any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover
b. 
a design so impressed
4. 
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
5. 
a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
6. 
a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession
numbers are the tools of the mathematician's trade
7. slang another word for penis
8. informal
a stupid, irritating, or contemptible man
9. British an underworld slang word for gun
verb
10. 
to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
11. (transitive)
to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
12. (transitive; often foll by up)
to furnish with tools
13. (when intr, often foll by along)
to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style

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Tool

see synonyms of tool
noun
1. 
any implement, instrument, or utensil held in the hand and used to form, shape, fasten, add to, take away from, or otherwise change something by cutting, hitting, digging, rubbing, etc.: knives, saws, hammers, shovels, rakes, etc. are tools
2. 
a. 
any similar instrument that is the working part of a power-driven machine, as a drill, band-saw blade, etc.
b. 
the whole machine; machine tool
3. 
anything that serves in the manner of a tool; a means
books are a scholar's tools
4. 
a person used to accomplish another's purposes, esp. when these are illegal or unethical; dupe; stooge
5.  Slang
the penis
somewhat vulgar
6.  Law
any instrument or device necessary to one's profession or occupation
: in full tools of one's trade
verb transitive
7. 
to form, shape, or work with a tool
8. 
to provide tools or machinery for (a factory, industry, etc.)
often with up
9. 
a. 
to drive (a vehicle)
b. 
to convey (a person) in a vehicle
10. 
to impress letters or designs on (leather, a book cover, etc.) with special tools
verb intransitive
11. 
to use a tool or tools
12. 
to get or install the tools, equipment, etc. needed
often with up
13. 
to ride or drive in a vehicle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Tool

see synonyms of tool
n.
1. A device, such as a saw, shovel, or drill, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
2.
a. A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
b. The cutting part of such a machine.
3. Something regarded as necessary to the carrying out of one's occupation or profession: Words are the tools of our trade.
4. Something used in the performance of an operation; an instrument: "Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools ... to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations" (Paul A. Samuelson).
5. Vulgar Slang The penis.
6. A person used to carry out the designs of another; a dupe.
7.
a. A bookbinder's hand stamp.
b. A design impressed on a book cover by such a stamp.
8. Computers A utility program.
v. tooled, tool·ing, tools
v.tr.
1. To form, work, or decorate with a tool.
2. To ornament (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool.
3. Slang To drive (a vehicle): tooled the car at 80 miles an hour.
v.intr.
1. To work with a tool.
2. Slang To drive or ride in a vehicle: tooled up and down the roads.

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