tool

noun

A 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.
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
These are the tools of the trade.
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
A 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
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.
Penis.
(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.

verb

To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
To equip with tools.
To work very hard.
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.
To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
To drive (a coach or other vehicle).
To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

The plural form of tool is: tools.
Languages in which tool is used:
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- Italian

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