ALL meanings of tool
tool
T t - verb with object tool to equip with tools or machinery. 1
- verb without object tool to work with a tool. 1
- verb without object tool to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway. 1
- noun tool implement, instrument 1
- noun tool methods 1
- noun tool cutting or shaping part of a lathe 1
- noun tool lathe 1
- noun tool dupe, manipulated person 1
- noun tool penis 1
- noun tool stupid man 1
- intransitive verb tool drive aimlessly 1
- transitive verb tool form with a tool 1
- transitive verb tool bookbinding: stamp 1
- noun tool an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations. 1
- noun tool any instrument of manual operation. 1
- noun tool the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine. 1
- noun tool the machine itself; a machine tool. 1
- noun tool anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success. 1
- noun tool a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw. 1
- noun tool the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book. 1
- noun tool Underworld Slang. a pistol or gun. a pickpocket. 1
- noun tool Slang: Vulgar. penis. 1
- verb with object tool to work or shape with a tool. 1
- verb with object tool to work decoratively with a hand tool. 1
- verb with object tool to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool. 1
- verb with object tool to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path. 1
- countable noun tool A tool is any instrument or simple piece of equipment that you hold in your hands and use to do a particular kind of work. For example, spades, hammers, and knives are all tools. 0
- countable noun tool You can refer to anything that you use for a particular purpose as a particular type of tool. 0
- countable noun tool If you describe someone as a tool of a particular person, group, or system, you mean that they are controlled and used by that person, group, or system, especially to do unpleasant or dishonest things. 0
- noun tool an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand 0
- noun tool a power-driven instrument; machine tool 0
- noun tool (in combination) 0
- noun tool the cutting part of such an instrument 0
- noun tool any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover 0
- noun tool a design so impressed 0
- noun tool anything used as a means of performing an operation or achieving an end 0
- noun tool a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another 0
- noun tool a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession 0
- noun tool a stupid, irritating, or contemptible man 0
- verb tool to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools 0
- verb tool to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool 0
- verb tool to furnish with tools 0
- verb tool to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style 0
- noun tool 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 0
- noun tool any similar instrument that is the working part of a power-driven machine, as a drill, band-saw blade, etc. 0
- noun tool the whole machine; machine tool 0
- noun tool anything that serves in the manner of a tool; a means 0
- noun tool a person used to accomplish another's purposes, esp. when these are illegal or unethical; dupe; stooge 0
- noun tool the penis 0
- noun tool any instrument or device necessary to one's profession or occupation 0