1. An implement used in the practice of a vocation
   "The mechanic reached for his favourite tool, a socket wrench"
    
2. The means whereby some act is accomplished
   "science has given us new tools to fight disease";
   - instrument
    
3. A person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
   "The CEO used his assistant as a tool to carry out his unethical plans";
   - creature, puppet
    
4. [vulgar, informal] Obscene term for penis
   "The comedian's joke about his tool made the audience laugh uncomfortably";

1. Work with a tool
   "The carpenter tooled the wood to create intricate patterns"
    
2. Furnish with tools
   "The company tooled its new factory with state-of-the-art equipment"
    
3. [N. Amer, informal] Ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
   "We tooled down the street";
   - joyride, tool around [informal]

Sounds like: tongue, tool

Derived forms: tooled, tooling, tools

Type of: agency, furnish, implement, means, member, offer, penis, phallus, process, provide, render, ride, slave, supply, way, work, work on

Encyclopedia: Tool, Texas