tool

n.

1. A device, such as a saw, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
2. 1. A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
   2. The cutting part of such a machine.
3. Something regarded as necessary to the carrying out of one's occupation or profession: Words are the tools of our trade.
4. Something used in the performance of an operation; an instrument: “Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools . . . to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations” (Paul A. Samuelson).
5. Vulgar Slang. A penis.
6. A person used to carry out the designs of another; a dupe.
7. 1. A bookbinder's hand stamp.
   2. A design impressed on a book cover by such a stamp.
8. Computer Science. An application program, often one that creates, manipulates, modifies, or analyzes other programs.

v., tooled, tool·ing, tools.

v.tr.

1. To form, work, or decorate with a tool.
2. To ornament (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool.
3. Slang. To drive (a vehicle): tooled the car at 80 miles an hour.

v.intr.

1. To work with a tool.
2. Slang. To drive or ride in a vehicle: tooled up and down the roads.

phrasal verb:

tool up

1. To provide an industry or a factory with machinery and tools suitable for a particular job.

[Middle English, from Old English tōl, possibly from Old Norse.]

SYNONYMS  tool, instrument, implement, utensil, appliance. These nouns refer to devices used in the performance of work. Tool applies broadly to a device that facilitates work; specifically it denotes a small manually operated device: a box full of tools for bike repair. Instrument refers especially to a relatively small precision tool used by trained professionals: sterilized the scalpel and the other instruments. Implement is the preferred term for tools used in agriculture and certain building trades: rakes, hoes, and other implements. Utensil often refers to an implement used in a household, especially in the kitchen: cooking utensils hung by the stove. Appliance most frequently denotes a power-driven device that performs a specific function: a store selling toasters and other appliances.

noun

1. A device used to do work or perform a task: implement, instrument, utensil. See machine, means.
2. A person used or controlled by others: cat's-paw, dupe, instrument, pawn², puppet, stooge. See over/under.

verb

To run and control (a motor vehicle): drive, motor, pilot, wheel. See move/halt.

1. n.A program used primarily to create, manipulate, modify, or analyze other programs, such as a compiler or an editor or a cross-referencing program. Oppose app, operating system; see also toolchain.

2. [Unix] An application program with a simple, ‘transparent’ (typically text-stream) interface designed specifically to be used in programmed combination with other tools (see filter, plumbing).

3. [MIT: general to students there] vi. To work; to study (connotes tedium). The TMRC Dictionary defined this as “to set one's brain to the grindstone”. See hack.

4. n. [MIT] A student who studies too much and hacks too little. (MIT's student humor magazine rejoices in the name Tool and Die.)

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IN BRIEF: A thing made to help people do work.

He had every tool needed to build a table.

Beyond the phallic connotations, tools in a dream can represent our practical abilities. Different specific tools represent different things, such as "hammering" someone or throwing a "monkey wrench" into something. Also might be alluding to the meaning of certain idioms, such as "tools of the trade." If one works regularly with tools, then tools in a dream could just be a reflection of daily life.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - værktøj, redskab
v. tr. - bearbejde
v. intr. - arbejde med værktøj, forsyne med værktøj, køre stille og roligt i bil

idioms:

• down tools    nedlægge arbejdet, strejke
• the tools of the trade    fagets værktøjer
• tool along    køre afslappet
• tool box    værktøjskasse
• tool kit    værktøj, værktøjskasse
• tool up    skaffe værktøj til

Nederlands (Dutch)
(stuk) gereedschap, instrument, (hulp)middel, marionet, een werktuig hanteren, bewerken, van gereedschap voorzien

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Comput) outil, instrument, (fig) instrument (péj), pénis
v. tr. - travailler, repousser (le cuir)
v. intr. - (Aut) rouler tranquillement/pépère

idioms:

• down tools    (GB) se mettre en grève, arrêter de travailler
• the tools of the trade    les outils du métier
• tool along    (Aut) rouler tranquillement
• tool box    boîte à outils
• tool kit    trousse à outils
• tool up    s'équiper (pour faire), équiper

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gerät, Werkzeug, Rüstzeug, Werkzeugmaschine, Drehmeißel, (Präge)stempel, (Slang) Penis
v. - fahren, mit einem Werkzeug bearbeiten, prägen

idioms:

• down tools    die Arbeit unterbrechen, die Arbeit niederlegen
• the tools of the trade    Rüstzeug (zur Ausübung des Berufs)
• tool along    ein Fahrzeug fahren
• tool box    Werkzeugkasten
• tool kit    Werkzeugsatz, Werkzeug
• tool up    die nötigen Maschinen aufstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εργαλείο, όργανο, μέσο, (μτφ.) ενεργούμενο, πιόνι, (χυδ.) πέος
v. - επεξεργάζομαι ή διαμορφώνω (με εργαλείο), χαράσσω σχέδιο σε δερμάτινο κάλυμμα βιβλίου, εφοδιάζω ή εξοπλίζω με μέσα παραγωγής

idioms:

• down tools    κάνω στάση εργασίας
• the tools of the trade    τα σύνεργα της δουλειάς
• tool along    (αργκό) ρολάρω, οδηγώ αυτοκίνητο αργά
• tool box    εργαλειοθήκη
• tool kit    σειρά εργαλείων, εργαλειοθήκη
• tool up    εξοπλίζω/-ομαι με μηχανήματα και εργαλεία

Italiano (Italian)
strumento

idioms:

• down tools    scioperare
• the tools of the trade    le armi del mestiere
• tool box    portautensili
• tool kit    portautensili

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ferramenta (f), instrumento (m)
v. - trabalhar com ferramentas, guiar

idioms:

• down tools    entrar em greve (Brit.) (fig.)
• the tools of the trade    ossos do ofício
• tool along    devagar com carro
• tool box    caixa de ferramentas
• tool kit    jogo de ferramentas
• tool up    providenciar uma fábrica com ferramentas

Русский (Russian)
инструмент, техн. приспособление для производства/работы, (перен.) средство для достижения какой-либо цели, средство, марионетка, мужской половой орган

idioms:

• down tools    бастовать, прекращать работу
• the tools of the trade    орудие труда
• tool along    (разг.) везти кого-л., ехать
• tool box    ящик для инструментов
• tool kit    набор инструментов
• tool up    приобрести оборудование, оснаститься

Español (Spanish)
n. - herramienta, utensilio, útil, instrumento
v. tr. - labrar o trabajar con herramientas, relevar, proveer de herramientas o utillaje, guiar, llevar un vehículo
v. intr. - pasear en vehículo, labrar o trabajar con herramientas, relevar

idioms:

• down tools    declararse en huelga
• the tools of the trade    herramientas de trabajo
• tool along    dirigirse o pasear en coche
• tool box    caja de herramientas
• tool kit    juego de herramientas
• tool up    instalar maquinaria diseñada para realizar un trabajo específico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - verktyg, hjälpmedel, redskap, instrument
v. - bearbeta, forma, köra (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
工具, 用具, 器具, 机床, 器械, 方法, 手段, 用工具加工, 使用设备, 使用工具

idioms:

• down tools    静坐
• the tools of the trade    做生意的工具, 谋生器具
• tool along    慢速行驶
• tool box    工具箱
• tool kit    成套工具
• tool up    用机械设备装置, 为新产品生产提供所需的机械设备

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 工具, 用具, 器具, 機床, 器械, 方法, 手段
v. tr. - 用工具加工, 使用設備
v. intr. - 使用工具

idioms:

• down tools    靜坐
• the tools of the trade    做生意的工具, 謀生器具
• tool along    慢速行駛
• tool box    工具箱
• tool kit    成套工具
• tool up    用機械設備裝置, 為新產品生產提供所需的機械設備

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연장, 날 부분, 수단
v. tr. - 연장으로 세공하다, 압형하다, 기구를 설비하다
v. intr. - 연장으로 세공하다, (마차로)가다, 기계를 설비하다

idioms:

• the tools of the trade    장사도구, 장사밑천
• tool along    차로 천천히 가다
• tool up    (공장 등에) 기구 등을 설비하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 道具, 手段, 手先
v. - 道具で細工する, 押し型で模様を押す, 車で行く

idioms:

• down tools    ストライキをする
• tool along    ゆっくり走らせる
• tool box    ツールボックス, 道具箱
• tool kit    ツールキット, 工具セット
• tool up    機械を備え付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسيله, أداة (فعل) يصنع أو يزين بأداة, يقود سيارة, يسوق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשיר, כלי, כלי-עבודה, אמצעי, כלי-שרת, מכבש-הטבעה קטן, פין (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮עיצב, קישט, עיטר‬
v. intr. - ‮הטביע תרשים על כריכת ספר מעור‬

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tool	Tool Bag
Bosch Tool	Masonry Tool