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tool
English
Etymology
From Middle English tool, tol, from Old English t?l (“tool, implement, instrument”, literally “that with which one prepares something”), from Proto-Germanic *t?l? (“tool”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh?- (“to tie to, secure”), equivalent to taw (“to prepare”) +? -le (agent suffix). Cognate with Scots tuil (“tool, implement, instrument, device”), Icelandic tól (“tool”), Faroese tól (“tool, instrument”). Related to Old English t?wian (“to make, prepare, or cultivate”); see taw, and tow ("fibres used for spinning").
Pronunciation
- enPR: to?ol, IPA(key): /tu?l/
- Rhymes: -u?l
- Homophone: tulle
Noun
tool (plural tools)
- A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- Any piece of equipment used in a profession, e.g. a craftman's tools.
- Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
- (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
- A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis, notably with a sexual or erotic connotation.
- (by extension, vulgar, slang, derogatory) An obnoxious or uptight person.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:penis
- See also Thesaurus:tool
Derived terms
Translations
References
- tool on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
tool (third-person singular simple present tools, present participle tooling, simple past and past participle tooled)
- (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
- (transitive) To equip with tools.
- (intransitive) To work very hard.
- 1965, Matt Fichtenbaum and Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw” in The Broadside of Boston, vol. III, No. 22:
- Do this lab and read this book, now tool, one and all,
And be sure and pass that final quiz or be screwed right to the wall.
- Do this lab and read this book, now tool, one and all,
- 1965, Matt Fichtenbaum and Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw” in The Broadside of Boston, vol. III, No. 22:
- (transitive, slang) 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.
- (transitive, volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
- (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To drive (a coach or other vehicle).
- (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.
- 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
- Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the Warsity with his guvnor."
- 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
- (intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
- March 8, 1890, Byron P. Stephenson, "My Trip to Brazil", in Illustrated American
- boys on their bicycles tooling along the well-kept roads
- 2011, Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London, Gollancz 2011, page 324:
- These are the guys that tool around in Mercedes Sprinter vans with equipment lockers stuffed with everything from riot helmets to tasers.
- March 8, 1890, Byron P. Stephenson, "My Trip to Brazil", in Illustrated American
Synonyms
- (volleyball): use
Derived terms
- tool around
Translations
References
Anagrams
- LOTO, OOTL, loot, loto
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English tool
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu?l/
- Hyphenation: tool
- Rhymes: -u?l
Noun
tool m (plural tools, diminutive tooltje n)
- A tool, aid, instrument, auxiliary device.
- Synonym: hulpmiddel
Related terms
- toolbox
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German stôl, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *st?laz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?to?l?/
- IPA(key): /?to?l/
- Hyphenation: tool
Noun
tool (genitive tooli, partitive tooli)
- chair
- A seat with four legs and a backrest for one person.
- 1968, Peet Vallak, Tuuled ümber maja: Novellivalimik, page 200:
- Siis läks kogu ta vallasvara oksjonile ning mõni siiasiginenud tool, laud, voodi, kapp ja sööginõud olid nüüd seaduslikult naise-ema omad.
- Then all his personal property was put up for auction and any chair, table, bed, or dishes he had taken possession now belonged legitimately to his mother-in-law.
- Siis läks kogu ta vallasvara oksjonile ning mõni siiasiginenud tool, laud, voodi, kapp ja sööginõud olid nüüd seaduslikult naise-ema omad.
- 1968, Peet Vallak, Tuuled ümber maja: Novellivalimik, page 200:
- A seat with four legs and a backrest for one person.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- tool” in Sõnaveeb
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English t?l, from Proto-Germanic *t?l?.
Alternative forms
- tole, tol, toole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to?l/
Noun
tool (plural toles or tolen)
- A tool, implement, or instrument.
- A instrument of war; an armament.
- (rare) A device used for torturing or interrogration.
- (rare, vulgar) A penis.
Descendants
- English: tool
- Scots: tuil
References
- “t??l, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.
Etymology 2
Noun
tool
- Alternative form of toll.
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baster
English
Etymology
baste +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?be?st?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /?be?st?/
- Rhymes: -e?st?(?)
Noun
baster (plural basters)
- One who bastes.
- A tool for basting meat with fat or gravy.
- 2009, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots
- Hmm, yeah, but we didn’t have a turkey baster.
- 2009, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots
Translations
Anagrams
- Be star, Sterba, Tarbes, abrest, barest, bestar, breast, rebats, tabers
Middle French
Verb
baster
- to put a packsaddle on
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Descendants
- French: bâter
References
- “bâter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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