tot
1[ tot ]
/ tɒt /
noun
a small child.
Chiefly British. a small portion of a beverage, especially a dram of liquor.
a small quantity of anything.
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Origin of tot
11680–90; perhaps short for totterer
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Definition for tot (2 of 3)
tot2
[ tot ]
/ tɒt /
verb (used with or without object), tot·ted, tot·ting.
to add; total (often followed by up).
noun
a total.
the act of adding.
British Informal. a column of numbers to be added.
Origin of tot
21745–55; <Latin: so much, so many
OTHER WORDS FROM tot
un·tot·ted, adjectiveDefinition for tot (3 of 3)
tot.
total.
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British Dictionary definitions for tot (1 of 2)
tot1
/ (tɒt) /
noun
a young child; toddler
mainly British a small amount of anything
a small measure of spirits
Word Origin for tot
C18: perhaps short for totterer; see totter
British Dictionary definitions for tot (2 of 2)
tot2
/ (tɒt) /
verb tots, totting or totted
(usually foll by up) mainly British to total; add
Word Origin for tot
C17: shortened from total or from Latin totum all
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