tool


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tool
n. device, implement (such as a saw or hammer) that is used by hand; something that is used to do a job; machine for cutting and shaping objects or machine parts; cutting section of such an instrument; object or something that is considered necessary to perform one's occupation or profession; (Bookbinding) instrument used by a bookbinder to imprint a design on a book cover; design imprinted by a bookbinder on a book; instrument used in the execution of an operation; (Vulgar Slang) man's penis; (Slang) dupe, fool, puppet, person who is easily used to carry out dishonest tasks for another person, sucker, person who is controlled by others; (Computer Science) software that creates or modifies or analyzes other programs; (British underworld slang) gun
 
v. work or shape with a tool, ornament with a tool; equip with tools or machinery; (Bookbinding) decorate a book cover with a bookbinder's tool;(Slang) drive a car; ride in a car with no particular purpose but just for the pleasure of it

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Tool
A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal, especially if the item is not consumed in the process. Tool use by humans dates back millions of years, and other animals are also known to employ simple tools.

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Tool (disambiguation)
A tool is a device that is necessary to, or aids in the performance of an operation.

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tool

Noun
1. an implement used in the practice of a vocation
(hypernym) implement
(hyponym) abrader, abradant
2. the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
(synonym) instrument
(hypernym) means, agency, way
3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
(synonym) creature, puppet
(hypernym) slave
4. obscene terms for penis
(synonym) cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, putz
(hypernym) penis, phallus, member
(classification) obscenity, vulgarism, dirty word

Verb
1. drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"
(hypernym) drive
(verb-group) joyride, tool around
2. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
(synonym) joyride, tool around
(hypernym) ride
(classification) driving
3. furnish with tools
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
4. work with a tool
(hypernym) work, work on, process


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tool
n. nástroj; nářadí

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tool
Rzecz. narzędzie