TOOLS — Definition of TOOLS
noun
1
A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
Hand me that tool, would you? I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.
2
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
These are the tools of the trade.
3
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
4
A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools. a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk
verb
1
To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
2
To equip with tools.
3
To work very hard.
4
To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tool
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