tool
noun
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
tooled
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past participleof tool.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tool.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
toolnounan implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Example Sentences
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Even if Congress voted the funds tomorrow for 10,000 new interceptors, the metal and the gas would still have to be found, the workforce trained, and the production lines tooled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
In return, Mexico offered to ship to Austria various objects from Maximilian’s ill-fated reign, including a gilded carriage in which he and his wife, Carlota, tooled around the capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
The bank's agriculture relationship managers were being tooled up with advice on how to reduce emissions down on the farm, she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
“We’re experiencing a transition—from a town to a city,” said I. David Porras, a developer who tooled around in a Lear jet with red leather seats and painted black on the outside.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
