Meaning of tool In English

• 0 a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something:

  • power tools

  • machine tools

  • A free low-interest credit card can be a useful budgeting tool.

  • The artist was surrounded by paints, brushes, and other tools of the trade.

• 1 someone whose decisions and actions are unfairly controlled by others:

  • The president was widely regarded as the tool of the military.

• 2 a penis

• 3 a piece of equipment that you use to help you do a job, esp. something that you use with your hands to make or repair something:

  • The only tools you need for this job are a hammer and a screwdriver.

  • We believe the new law will be an effective tool in fighting poverty.

• 4 a small piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something:

  • They sell agricultural machinery and tools.

  • You can assemble our furniture using hand tools or very basic power tools.

• 5 something that helps you in a particular activity:

  • An educated sales force is one of the most effective tools any company can have.

  • Our online presence gives us a powerful new tool to maintain market position.

  • a business/marketing/research tool

  • a strategic/managerial/statistical tool

• 6 a program or feature of a program that helps you do particular things on a computer:

  • The spreadsheet program offers several useful tools for manipulating the material.

  • Companies in the industry tend to use identical, or at least compatible, software tools.

• 7 something that is necessary for doing a particular job:

  • A personal computer and laptop are essential tools of the trade for any journalist.

  • The ability to write clearly is another tool of the trade.