tools

/tuːlz/

IPA: /T UW1 L Z/

noun

1
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.”
2
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
“These are the tools of the trade.”
3
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
4
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”
5
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.”
6
Penis.
7
(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

1
To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
2
To equip with tools.
3
To work very hard.
4
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.”
5
To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
6
To drive (a coach or other vehicle).
7
To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
8
To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

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