tool meaning and definition

TOOL noun

Definition of tool (noun)

1. an implement used in the practice of a vocation
2. the means whereby some act is accomplished
   • "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
   • synonyms: instrument
3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
   • synonyms: creature, puppet
4. obscene terms for penis
   • synonyms: cock, dick, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft

TOOL verb

Definition of tool (verb)

1. drive
   • "The convertible tooled down the street"
2. ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
   • "We tooled down the street"
   • synonyms: joyride, tool around
3. furnish with tools
4. work with a tool