to tool around
1tool around — in. to drive or cruise around. (See also tool.) □ We tooled around for a while and then rented a horror movie. □ Let’s tool around on the way home …
2tool around/about — vb to idle or loaf, mess around performing trivial tasks. Originally an upper class Edwardian phrase, probably from the sense of tool meaning to drive (a coach) skilfully and smoothly, hence to perform without effort. In modern speech there may… …
3tool around — verb ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it (Freq. 1) We tooled down the street • Syn: ↑joyride, ↑tool • Derivationally related forms: ↑joyride (for: ↑joyrid …
4tool around — play, fool around, goof off The students were tooling around because they had no assignment …
5tool around — v. cruise or drive around in a car …
6tool — /tul / (say toohl) noun 1. an instrument, especially one held in the hand, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations, as a hammer, saw, file, etc. 2. any instrument of manual operation. 3. that part of a lathe, planer, drill, or… …
7tool — I UK [tuːl] / US [tul] noun [countable] Word forms tool : singular tool plural tools *** 1) a piece of equipment, usually one that you hold in your hand, that is designed to do a particular type of work kitchen/gardening/dental tools a set of… …
8tool — tool1 [ tul ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of equipment, usually one you hold in your hand, that is designed to do a particular type of work: kitchen/garden/dental tools a set of tools => MACHINE TOOL 2. ) something that you use in order to… …
9tool — 1. n. an earnest student. (See also power tool.) □ Of course he’s a tool. See the plastic liner in his pocket? □ Martin is a tool, and he’s proud of it. 2. n. a dupe; someone who can be victimized easily. □ They were looking for some tool to… …
10Tool Time — was the fictitious handyman show within a show in the television situation comedy, Home Improvement . It was hosted by Tim The Tool Man Taylor (played by Tim Allen) and Al Borland (played by Richard Karn). The sponsor of Tool Time was Binford… …
