See Also: tool(1)(dictionary)
tool kit(dictionary)
tool(encyclopedia)
tool(2)(dictionary)
tool steel(encyclopedia)
hand tool(dictionary)
tool shed(dictionary)
machine tool(dictionary)
power tool(dictionary)
tool 1, noun(dictionary)

tool(2) (iou)



tool verb. [tu:l] E19.
[from the noun.]
I.
verb trans. Work or shape with a tool; spec. (a) smooth the surface of (a building stone) with a large chisel; (b) impress an ornamental design on (leather) with a special tool. Freq. as tooled ppl adjective. M19.
verb intrans. Work with a tool or tools (esp. in bookbinding). L19.
verb trans. & intrans. Equip (a factory) with the machine tools needed for a particular product; provide the tools needed for (a new product). Usu. foll. by up. E20.
b. verb intrans. Foll. by up: arm oneself. Freq. as tooled-up ppl adjective. slang. M20.
Loaded He..gets his leg ground to bits by tooled up cocaine smugglers.
II.
a. verb trans. Drive (a team of horses, a vehicle, a person in a vehicle). Also, (of a horse) draw (a person) in a vehicle. E19.
b. verb intrans. Travel in a vehicle (orig. spec. in a horse-drawn vehicle); drive; (of a vehicle) travel, go along. M19.
A. Macrae Tooling around town it did maybe eight miles to the gallon.
verb intrans. Of a person: go (or come) in an easy manner; go off quickly. slang. M19.
verb intrans. Play around; behave in an aimless or irresponsible manner. slang. M20.
tooler noun (a) rare a broad chisel used by stonemasons for random tooling; (b) a person who tools the covers of books: E19.