tool

/tˈul/

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Noun
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Noun
the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
Noun
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Noun
obscene terms for penis
Verb
drive; "The convertible tooled down the street"
Verb
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street"
Verb
furnish with tools
Verb
work with a tool