1 an instrument such as a hammer, SCREWDRIVER, SAW, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things, repairing things, etc:
garden tools * a cutting tool * a tool kit (= a set of tools in a box or bag) * power tools (= using electricity) * Always select the right tool for the job.
2 a thing that helps you to do your job or to achieve sth:
research tools like questionnaires * The computer is now an invaluable tool for the family doctor. * Some of them carried the guns which were the tools of their trade (= the things they needed to do their job). * the effectiveness of interest rates as an economic tool
3 a person who is used or controlled by another person or group:
The prime minister was an unwitting tool of the president.
4 (!!!, slang) a PENIS
IDIOMS see DOWNv.
verb [V+adv./prep.] (AmE, informal) to drive around in a vehicle
PHRASALVERBS
tool up
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