tool
noun
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
have tooled
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present perfectof tool.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
Hearts have tooled up for their first group-stage venture since 2004 with a recruitment drive that includes bringing Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland back from Belgium.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2022
But Americans could do it, because it was an American kind of job: "Manufacturers have cleared their plants before; they have tooled, retooled, and set up assembly lines many times."
From Time Magazine Archive
