1 [C] (plural tons or ton) a unit for measuring weight, in Britain 2240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2000 pounds (short ton): (informal) What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton!
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2 [C] a unit for measuring the size of a ship. 1 ton is equal to 100 CUBIC feet.
3 (tons) [pl.] (informal) a lot:
They've got tons of money. * I've still got tons to do.
4 (a / the ton) (BrE, informal) 100, especially when connected with a speed of 100 miles per hour:
He was caught doing a ton.
IDIOMS
like a ton of bricks (informal) very heavily; very severely:
Disappointment hit her like a ton of bricks. * They came down on him like a ton of bricks (= criticized him very severely).
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