Definitions for TOOL
tultool

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. toolnoun

   an implement used in the practice of a vocation

2. instrument, toolnoun

   the means whereby some act is accomplished

   "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"

3. creature, tool, puppetnoun

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

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

   obscene terms for penis

5. toolverb

   drive

   "The convertible tooled down the street"

6. joyride, tool, tool aroundverb

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

   "We tooled down the street"

7. toolverb

   furnish with tools

8. toolverb

   work with a tool

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toolnoun

   A mechanical device intended to make a task easier

2. toolnoun

   equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade

   These are the tools of the trade.

3. toolnoun

   Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means

4. toolnoun

   A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

5. toolnoun

   A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group

   He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her.

6. toolnoun

   Penis.

7. toolnoun

   an obnoxious or uptight person

   He won't sell us tickets because it's 3:01, and they went off sale at 3. That guy's such a tool.

8. toolverb

   To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

9. toolverb

   To equip with tools.

10. toolverb

    To work very hard.

11. toolverb

    To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.

    Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.

12. toolverb

    To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.

13. toolverb

    To drive (a coach, etc.)

14. Etymology: From tool, from tol, from tōlan, from dewǝ-, equivalent to. Cognate with tuil, tól, tól. Related to tawian; see taw, and tow ("fibres used for spinning").\

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Toolnoun

   Etymology: tol, tool , Saxon.

   1. Any instrument of manual operation.

   In mulberries the sap is towards the bark only, into which if you cut a little it will come forth; but if you pierce it deeper with a tool it will be dry. Francis Bacon.

   Arm’d with such gard’ning tools as art, yet rude,
   Guiltless of fire had form’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.

   The ancients had some secret to harden the edges of their tools. Addison.

   2. A hireling; a wretch who acts at the command of another.

   He’d choose
   To talk with wits in dirty shoes;
   And scorn the tools with stars and garters,
   So often seen caressing Chartres. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tool

   A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools. Early human tools, made of such materials as stone, bone, and wood, were used for preparation of food, hunting, manufacture of weapons, and working of materials to produce clothing and useful artifacts. The development of metalworking made additional types of tools possible. Harnessing energy sources, such as animal power, wind, or steam, allowed increasingly complex tools to produce an even larger range of items, with the Industrial Revolution marking an inflection point in the use of tools. The introduction of widespread automation in the 19th and 20th centuries allowed tools to operate with minimal human supervision, further increasing the productivity of human labor.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tool

   A tool is any device, equipment, or instrument used to perform a specific task or function. It is typically designed to aid in the completion of a particular job or work, making the process easier or more efficient. Examples of tools range from simple handheld objects like hammers or screwdrivers, to more complex machinery or digital software.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Toolnoun

   an instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work

2. Toolnoun

   a machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool

3. Toolnoun

   hence, any instrument of use or service

4. Toolnoun

   a weapon

5. Toolnoun

   a person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes

6. Toolverb

   to shape, form, or finish with a tool

7. Toolverb

   to drive, as a coach

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tool

   A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal, especially if the item is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tool use by humans dates back millions of years, and other animals are also known to employ simple tools. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such as "instrument", "utensil", "implement", "machine", or "apparatus". The set of tools needed to achieve a goal is "equipment". The knowledge of constructing, obtaining and using tools is technology.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tool

   tōōl, n. an instrument used by workmen: one who acts as the mere instrument of another.—v.t. to mark with a tool, esp. to ornament or imprint designs upon, of bookbinders: (slang) to drive, as a coach or other vehicle: to carry in a vehicle.—v.i. to travel in a vehicle, to drive.—n. Tool′ing, workmanship done with a tool. [A.S. tól, tohl; perh. from the root of tow.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tool

   1. n.A program used primarily to create, manipulate, modify, or analyze other programs, such as a compiler or an editor or a cross-referencing program. Oppose app, operating system; see also toolchain. 2. [Unix] An application program with a simple, ‘transparent’ (typically text-stream) interface designed specifically to be used in programmed combination with other tools (see filter, plumbing). 3. [MIT: general to students there] vi. To work; to study (connotes tedium). The TMRC Dictionary defined this as “to set one's brain to the grindstone”. See hack. 4. n. [MIT] A student who studies too much and hacks too little. (MIT's student humor magazine rejoices in the name Tool and Die.)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tool

   A specific type of product created for an accurate and specific purpose.

   The tools vary according to the perceived requirement.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tool

   Song lyrics by tool -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by tool on the Lyrics.com website.

2. TOOL

   What does TOOL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TOOL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOOL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tool is ranked #52267 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tool surname appeared 397 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tool.
   
   84.6% or 336 total occurrences were White.
   8.3% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6% or 24 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Drive
   • Driving
   • Furnish
   • Implement
   • Means
   • Ride
   • Slave
   • Work

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TOOL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4161

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TOOL' in Nouns Frequency: #866

Anagrams for TOOL »

1. loot

2. LOTO

How to pronounce TOOL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TOOL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TOOL in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TOOL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of TOOL in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   But Democrats blocked it by denying 60, many of the same colleagues have spent weeks thundering… that the Senate's 60-vote threshold is an offensive tool of obstruction, a Jim Crow relic, declaring that simple majorities should always get their way. But late last week they literally wielded the 60-vote threshold themselves.

2. Vladimir Putin.For Heraskevych:

   They are very powerful tool of Russian politics and propaganda and when these people support war, a lot of people in Russia also start to support this war, it's unbelievable when you see the posts of the athletes you compete with, and they support the war, I mean I understand that propaganda works but it's crazy, it's crazy to support the killing of your friends.

3. Kyle Larson:

   It's a neat tool, it's nice to put a little bit more in the drivers' hands.

4. David Sinclair:

   The antibiotic is just a tool. It could be any chemical really, just a way to be sure the three genes are switched on, normally they are only on in very young, developing embryos and then turn off as we age.

5. White HouseBut Biden:

   Housing is a right in America and home ownership is an essential tool to wealth creation and to be passed down to generations.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TOOL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tool
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TOOL
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TOOL
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TOOL
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TOOL
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Tool
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html