tool  /ˈtul/ ? Meaning of "tool"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  2. (n) the means whereby some act is accomplished
  3. (n) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
  4. (n) obscene terms for penis
  5. (v) drive
  6. (v) ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
  7. (v) furnish with tools
  8. (v) work with a tool

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Usage(s):

  1. MapJack has brighter, sharper photos than the others, and better navigation tools.
  2. Good thing you don't need any special skills to use the free photo-editing tools at Picnik.
  3. Sometimes the simplest tools are the handiest.

Quotes

  1. "We look forward to the Council's completion of the process, allowing the agreement to enter into force on August 1, 2010, thus fully restoring this important counterterrorism tool and resuming the sharing of investigative data that has been...
    on Jul 8, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Channel 6 News Online (blog)

  2. CEO Hayward told the Financial Times in a June 3 article: "What is undoubtedly true is that we did not have the tools you would want in your tool kit."
    on Jul 4, 2010 By: Tony Hayward Source: Before It's News

  3. "From the moment I wrote the first phrase I was sure the book was the tool that was going to help me free myself from things I was carrying within me for a long time," Martin wrote on his website.
    on Mar 29, 2010 By: Ricky Martin Source: AFP

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