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tom

1

[ tom ]

noun

  1. the male of various animals, as the turkey.
  2. a tomcat.


Tom

2

[ tom ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Thomas.

verb (used without object)

, Tommed, Tom·ming.
  1. (often lowercase) to act like an Uncle Tom.

ToM

3
or TOM

abbreviation for

tom

1

/ tɒm /

noun

    1. the male of various animals, esp the cat
    2. ( as modifier )

      a tom turkey

    3. ( in combination )

      a tomcat

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tom

2

/ tɒm /

noun

  1. a temporary supporting post
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tom1

First recorded in 1755–65; generic use of the male given name Tom
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tom1

C16: special use of the shortened form of Thomas, applied to any male, often implying a common or ordinary type of person, etc

Origin of tom2

from a specialized use of tom 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see every tom, dick, and harry ; peeping tom .
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Example Sentences

Tom Brady, the prettiest of pretty boys, leads the Patriots.

There, many minority parents supported Tom Torklarson, who favored the education reform agenda.

Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast.

Retired Det. Tom Nerney, formerly of the NYPD Major Case Squad, investigated Shakur.

Tom Cotton credits Harvard as the place where he “discovered political philosophy as a way of life.”

Tom—I felt out of myself in a way—as though I'd escaped—into—into quite different conditions——'

The conflict in Tom's puzzled heart sharpened that evening into dreadful edges that cut him mercilessly whichever way he turned.

She gave details of the singular mood that had come upon her with the arrival of Tony, but Tom hardly heard her.

Then, inexplicably, he shifted to the other side that the old, the normal Tom presented generously to the new.

Tom lingered a few minutes, watching them pass along the verandah to the room beyond.

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