Definiciones
1.NounAny physical device meant to ease or do a task."Several prehistoric tools, including a stone ax, were found during the dig.; A screwdriver is a tool that no household should be without.; A stapler is a tool for attaching papers to others.; the tools of the trade; Rakes, shovels, hoes, and spades are some of the tools of the gardener's trade.; I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.; A timing light is a tool that only an automotive mechanic, professional or amateur, would have."
2.NounAny piece of equipment used in a profession, such as a craftsman's."the tools of the trade; Rakes, shovels, hoes, and spades are some of the tools of the gardener's trade.; I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.; A timing light is a tool that only an automotive mechanic, professional or amateur, would have."
3.NounAnything that aids someone to perform an operation; an instrument; a means."Idleness is a tool of the devil.; A spreadsheet app and a bookkeeping app are some of the principal tools of a bookkeeper."
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, a pawn."She was a tool of the pharmaceutical lobby.; He was a tool of a foreign influence operation."
6.NounA particular skill pertaining to baseball (such as hitting, running, etc.)."a five-tool player"
7.NounA penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.
8.NounAn 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."
9.NounA handgun.
10.VerbTo work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
11.VerbTo equip with tools.
12.VerbTo work very hard.
13.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."
14.VerbTo intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
15.VerbTo drive (a coach or other vehicle).
16.VerbTo carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
17.VerbTo travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.