tool

Definition

  • noun: something (such as a hammer, saw, shovel, etc.) that you hold in your hand and use for a particular task
  • noun: a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task
  • verb: to drive or ride in a vehicle
  • verb: to cause (a vehicle) to go
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: drive, implement, weapon

Examples

  • He claims the government has become a 'tool of' giant corporations.

  • The factory was not 'tooled up' for this type of production.

  • A pair of pliers is a good thing to have in your 'tool kit'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I retrieved this. Aren't the police supposed to be investigating, then? - They don't have the tools to analyze it. - They would if you gave them to them. One man's tool... is another man's weapon. In your mind, perhaps. But there aren't many things you can't turn into a weapon. Alfred, enough! (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises
  • (..) I don't know. Do they? - So, where is it? - Where is what? The program. The "clean slate". The ultimate tool for a master thief with a record. Hold it right there! - Where is it? - The clean slate? Where you type in someone's name, (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises