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Meaning of 'tool' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tool [ n.]
- 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.
- A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.
- Hence, any instrument of use or service.
- A weapon.
- 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.
2 . Tool [ v. t.]
- To shape, form, or finish with a tool.
- To drive, as a coach.

Meaning of 'tool' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tool [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
Example in sentence:
  • my greed was the instrument of my destruction;
  • science has given us new tools to fight disease
2 . tool [ v]
Meaning (2):
- drive
Example in sentence:
  • The convertible tooled down the street
Meaning (3):
- ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
Example in sentence:
  • We tooled down the street

Nearby Words:

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