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tool

/ˈtuːl/

US UK

noun

plural tools

[count] something (such as a hammer, saw, shovel, etc.) that you hold in your hand and use for a particular task

carpentry/garden tools

power tools [=tools that use electricity]

I don't have the right tools to fix the engine. - see also hand tool, machine tool <SYNR

synonyms see1implement</SYNR

something that is used to do a job or activity

Words are a writer's tools.

something that helps to get or achieve something

Words are tools for communication.

A book's cover can be a great marketing tool.

The Internet has become an important research tool.

He has the tools [=natural skills] to be a great pitcher.

disapproving

someone or something that is used or controlled by another person or group - often + of

a politician who is just a tool of special interests

He claims the government has become a tool of giant corporations.

b informal :a foolish person who can easily be used or tricked by others

He's such a tool.

informal + impolite :a man's penis

tools of the/your trade

xem trade

verb

tools; tooled; tooling

always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] US informal :to drive or ride in a vehicle

We tooled along/up/down the highway.

I tooled around (town) all day.

[+ obj] :to shape, form, or finish (something) with a tool

He tooled a design on the leather belt.

a belt made of tooled leather

tool up

[phrasal verb]

tool (something) up or tool up (something) :to provide (a factory) with machines and tools for producing something

The factory was not tooled up for this type of production.

* Các từ tương tự:
tool kit, toolbar, toolbox, toolmaker, toolshed