tool
/tuːl/
Any physical device meant to ease or do a task; Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.; Any piece of equipment used in a profession, such as a craftsman's; Anything that aids someone to perform an operation
- plural
- tools
Meanings
- 1
Any physical device meant to ease or do a task
Different jobs require different tools.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
This tool is good for nothing.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.; Any piece of equipment used in a profession, such as a craftsman's
- 3
Anything that aids someone to perform an operation; an instrument; a means
- 4
A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operationsrare
- 5
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group, a pawnrare
- 6
A particular skill pertaining to baseball (such as hitting, running, etc.)rare
- 7
A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotationrare
- 8
An obnoxious or uptight personrare
- 9
A handgunrare