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Definitions for Tooling

[1] work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
[2] Machinery . a number of tools, as in a particular factory. the planning and arrangement of tools for a particular manufacturing process.
[3] an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
[4] any instrument of manual operation.
[5] the cutting or machining part of a lathe, planer, drill, or similar machine.
[6] the machine itself; a machine tool.
[7] anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose: Education is a tool for success.
[8] a person manipulated by another for the latter's own ends; cat's-paw.
[9] the design or ornament impressed upon the cover of a book.
[10] Underworld Slang . a pistol or gun. a pickpocket.
[11] Slang : Vulgar . penis.
[12] to work or shape with a tool.
[13] to work decoratively with a hand tool.
[14] to ornament (the cover of a book) with a bookbinder's tool.
[15] to drive (a vehicle): He tooled the car along the treacherous path.
[16] to equip with tools or machinery.
[17] to work with a tool.
[18] to drive or ride in a vehicle: tooling along the freeway.
[19] tool up , to install machinery designed for performing a particular job: manufacturers tooling up for production.
[20] any decorative work done with a tool, esp a design stamped onto a book cover, piece of leatherwork, etc
[21] the selection, provision, and setting up of tools, esp for a machining operation
[22] an implement, such as a hammer, saw, or spade, that is used by hand a power-driven instrument; machine tool (in combination ) a toolkit
[23] the cutting part of such an instrument
[24] any of the instruments used by a bookbinder to impress a design on a book cover a design so impressed
[25] anything used as a means of performing an operation or achieving an end he used his boss's absence as a tool for gaining influence
[26] a person used to perform dishonourable or unpleasant tasks for another
[27] a necessary medium for or adjunct to one's profession numbers are the tools of the mathematician's trade
[28] slang another word for penis
[29] British an underworld slang word for gun
[30] to work, cut, shape, or form (something) with a tool or tools
[31] (tr) to decorate (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool
[32] (tr often foll by up ) to furnish with tools
[33] (when intr, often foll by along ) to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to be driven, esp in a leisurely or casual style

Words related to Tooling

manufacture, construction, skin, color, wreath, ornament, trinket, finery, design, ribbon, plaque, slow, slacken, wane, trail, decrease, falter, diminish, fail, drift

Words nearby Tooling

tooled up, toolhead, toolholder, toolhouse, toolie, tooling, toolkit, toolmaker, toolroom, toolset, toolshed

Origin of Tooling

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English tōl; cognate with Old Norse tōl tools; akin to taw2

Other words from Tooling

tool·er , noun
tool·less , adjective
mul·ti·tool , noun
un·tooled , adjective

Word origin for Tooling

Old English tōl; related to Old Norse tōl weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw ²

Synonyms for Tooling

accomplishment, assembling, assembly, casting, completion, composing, composition, construction, creation, doing, erection, fabrication, finishing, forging, formation, making, mass-production, preparing, produce