Meaning of Tools | Babel Free

Definitions

1. inflection of Tool: genitive singular plural
2. To provide an industry or a factory with machinery and tools suitable for a particular job.
3. genitive singular
4. A device, such as a saw, shovel, or drill, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
5. plural
6. A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
7. Something regarded as necessary to the carrying out of one's occupation or profession: Words are the tools of our trade.
8. Something used in the performance of an operation; an instrument: "Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools ... to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations" (Paul A. Samuelson).
9. Vulgar Slang The penis.
   Vulgar Slang
10. A person used to carry out the designs of another; a dupe.
11. A bookbinder's hand stamp.
12. Computers A utility program.
    Computers
13. To form, work, or decorate with a tool.

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