Tool
Definition of Tool
Pronunciation: tŌl | n. | 1. | An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work. | | 2. | A machine for cutting or shaping materials; - also called machine tool. | | 3. | Hence, any instrument of use or service. | | 4. | A weapon.Him that is aghast of every tool. - Chaucer. | | 5. | A person used as an instrument by another person; - a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.I was not made for a minion or a tool. - Burks. | | v. t. | 1. | To shape, form, or finish with a tool. | | 2. | To drive, as a coach. | | v. i. | 1. | To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive. |
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