tool

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tuːl/
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Noun

Singular tool

Plural tools

Various tools

1. A tool is an object that you use to do a specific job, such as a hammer.

   I used to fix my own car, but I sold all my tools.

2. (slang) A tool is a person being used by another person or organization.

   He is such a tool. He should think for himself, instead of doing everything they tell him to do.

Verb

Plain form tool

Third-person singular tools

Past tense tooled

Past participle tooled

Present participle tooling

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