- tool up or be tooled up
- Brit. informal be or become armed.→ tool
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
tool up or be tooled up
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tool — ► NOUN 1) a device or implement used to carry out a particular function. 2) a thing used to help perform a job. 3) a person used by another. ► VERB 1) (usu. be tooled) impress a design on (a leather book cover) with a heated tool. 2) equip with… … English terms dictionary
tool — noun 1》 a device or implement, typically hand held, used to carry out a particular function. 2》 a thing used to help perform a job. ↘a person exploited by another. 3》 a distinct design in the tooling of a book. ↘a small stamp or roller… … English new terms dictionary
tooled — Tool Tool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tooling}.] 1. To shape, form, or finish with a tool. Elaborately tooled. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive, as a coach. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tool — Tool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tooling}.] 1. To shape, form, or finish with a tool. Elaborately tooled. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive, as a coach. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tooled — [ tuld ] adjective tooled leather has been decorated by pressing a design onto it using a special tool … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tooled — UK [tuːld] US [tuld] adjective tooled leather has been decorated by pressing a design onto it using a special tool Thesaurus: words used to describe decorationhyponym decoration and decorationssynonym … Useful english dictionary
tooled up — (slang) Carrying a weapon, esp a gun • • • Main Entry: ↑tool … Useful english dictionary
tool somebody up — ˌtool ˈup | ˌtool sb/sthˈup derived (technical) to get or provide sb/sth with the equipment, etc. that is necessary to do or produce sth • The factory is not tooled up to produce this type of engine. Main entry: ↑toolderived … Useful english dictionary
tool something up — ˌtool ˈup | ˌtool sb/sthˈup derived (technical) to get or provide sb/sth with the equipment, etc. that is necessary to do or produce sth • The factory is not tooled up to produce this type of engine. Main entry: ↑toolderived … Useful english dictionary
tool — I UK [tuːl] / US [tul] noun [countable] Word forms tool : singular tool plural tools *** 1) a piece of equipment, usually one that you hold in your hand, that is designed to do a particular type of work kitchen/gardening/dental tools a set of… … English dictionary
