an implement, esp. one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.

any instrument of manual operation.

the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.

the machine itself; a machine tool.

anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose

Education is a tool for success.

a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.

the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.

Underworld Slang .

a pistol or gun.

a pickpocket.

Slang

Vulgar penis.

to work or shape with a tool.

to work decoratively with a hand tool.

to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.

to drive (a vehicle)

He tooled the car along the treacherous path.

to equip with tools or machinery.

to work with a tool.

to drive or ride in a vehicle

tooling along the freeway.

tool up, to install machinery designed for performing a particular job

manufacturers tooling up for production.

noun

apparatus , appliance , contraption , contrivance , device , engine , gadget , gizmo * , implement , job , machine , means , mechanism , utensil , weapon , whatchamacallit , accessory , accomplice , agent , auxiliary , chump * , creature , dupe , easy mark * , figurehead , flunky * , go-between , greenhorn * , hireling , idiot , intermediary , jackal , lackey , mark * , medium , messenger , minion , patsy * , pawn , peon , puppet , stooge , stool pigeon * , sucker , instrument , cat\'s-paw , adz , adze , auger , awl , ax , axe , file , hammer , hatchet , materiel , plane , pliers , saw , spade , tap

verb

motor , pilot , wheel