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A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function
“You will need the appropriate tool to carry out this task.”
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another
“The public was enamored by her, unknowing that she was merely a tool used by others with more sinister intentions.”
A particular item or object
A tool resembling a spade with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material
An agency or means of doing something
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing
Penis
A foolish and gullible person
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
A wearisome journey
Cultivator or digger
Machine
A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet
A specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities
To work on or shape with tools
“We can bind the manuscript in leather, then tool it with a lovely design of roses and vines.”
(slang) To drive or ride in a casual or leisurely manner
“Homer felt great pangs of jealousy after seeing Flanders tool around in his big RV.”
To mark with a raised design or symbol
To operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
To equip something with machinery
Fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development
To make, create or manufacture, usually from components or raw materials
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