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1.nounA mechanical device intended to make a task easier."Hand me that tool, would you? I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine."
2.nounEquipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade."These are the tools of the trade."
3.nounSomething to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
4.nounA piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations."The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools. a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk"
5.nounA 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.nounPenis.
7.noun(by extension) 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.verbTo work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
9.verbTo equip with tools.
10.verbTo work very hard.
11.verbTo 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.verbTo intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
13.verbTo drive (a coach or other vehicle).
14.verbTo carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
15.verbTo travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.