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Meaning
Noun
●
In Genitalia & People:
A
mechanical
device
intended
to make a
task
easier.
●
In People:
Any
piece
of
equipment
used in a
profession
, e.g. a craftman's tools.
●
Something to
perform
an
operation
; an
instrument
; a means.
●
In Computing:
A
piece
of
software
used to develop
software
or
hardware
, or to
perform
low-level
operations.
●
A person or group which is used or
controlled
, usually
unwittingly
, by another person or group.
⚠️
In People:
An
obnoxious
or
uptight
person.
●
In Baseball & People:
A particular
skill
pertaining
to
baseball
(such as
hitting
,
running
, etc.).
⚠️
A
penis
,
notably
with a
sexual
or
erotic
connotation.
●
In American English, Canadian English, Multicultural London English & Multicultural Toronto English:
A gun.
Verb
●
To
work on
or
shape
with
tools
, e.g; hand-tooled leather.
●
To
equip
with tools.
●
To work very hard.
●
In Genitalia & Sex:
To
put down
another person (possibly in a
subtle
,
hidden
way), and in
that way
to use him or her to
meet
a goal.
●
In Volleyball:
To
intentionally
attack
the
ball
so that it
deflects
off a
blocker
out of
bounds.
●
In British English:
To
drive
(a
coach
or other vehicle).
●
In British English:
To
carry
or
convey
in a
coach
or other vehicle.
●
To
travel
in a
vehicle
; to
ride
or drive.
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Origin
tool
English
tool
Middle English (1100-1500)
tol
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Tool
Penis
Use
Instruments
Fool
Instrument
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Platform
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Method
Tactic
Machine
Software
Technique
Mechanism
System
App
Component
Strategy
Technology
Framework
Methodology
Program
Model
Crutch
Solution
Process
Template
Approach
Feature
Procedure
Option
Application
Plugin
Gadget
Equipment
Product
Package
Module
Techniques
Cudgel
Puppet
Format
Skill
Website
Algorithm
Drill
Methods
Dashboard
Interface
Material
Concept
Modality
Way
Strategies
Task
Blunt Instrument
Control Mechanism
Peripheral Device
Markup Language
Query Language
Scripting Language
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Rhymes
Fool
Bool
Rule
Sool
Gule
Mule
Pule
Pool
Yule
Cool
Tool
Thule
Tulle
Spool
Cruel
Poole
Stool
Joule
Ghoul
Drool
Jewel
Retool
You'Ll
School
Uncool
Cagoule
Petajoule
Gigajoule
Kilojoule
Terajoule
Megajoule
Yottajoule
Pasta Fazool
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