Толковый словарь английского языка - tool

I. noun see: taw Date: before 12th century 1. a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task, b. the cutting or shaping part in a machine or machine ~, a machine for shaping metal ; machine ~, 2. something (as an instrument or apparatus) used in performing an operation or necessary in the practice of a vocation or profession , an element of a computer program (as a graphics application) that activates and controls a particular function , a means to an end , penis, one that is used or manipulated by another, natural ability , see: implement II. verb Date: 1812 transitive verb 1. to cause (a vehicle) to go ; drive, to convey in a vehicle, to shape, form, or finish with a ~, to equip (as a plant or industry) with ~s, machines, and instruments for production, intransitive verb drive, ride, to equip a plant or industry with the means (as machines, machine ~s, and instruments) of production, III. noun Date: 1881 a design (as on the binding of a book) made by ~ing