- an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- any instrument of manual operation.
- the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.
- the machine itself; a machine tool.
- anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success.
- a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.
- the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.
- Underworld Slang.
- a pistol or gun.
- a pickpocket.
- penis.
- to work or shape with a tool.
- to work decoratively with a hand tool.
- to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.
- to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path.
- to equip with tools or machinery.
- to work with a tool.
- to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway.
- to install machinery designed for performing a particular job: manufacturers tooling up for production.
- an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand
- a power-driven instrument; machine tool
- (in combination)
- the cutting part of such an instrument
- any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover
- a design so impressed
- anything used as a means of performing an operation or achieving an end
- a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
- a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession
- slang another word for penis
- British an underworld slang word for gun
- to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
- to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
- to furnish with tools
- to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style
