tons
/tʌnz/
tons is the plural of ton.
Meaning of ton
Noun
ton (plural tons)
- The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
- The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
- The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
- Synonyms:
- tonne, metric ton, megagram
- The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
- The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
- Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
- I’ve got a ton of work to do.
Noun
tons pl (plural only)
- Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).
- I have tons of pens, but none of them work.
- Tons of people attended the game.
- Synonyms:
- a lot, a thing or two, loads
Synonyms of tons
Phrases with tons
- won tons
- crap tons
- fuck tons
- long tons
- shit tons
- assay tons
- cubic tons
- short tons
- hoppus tons
- metric tons
- tons of TNT
- Prussian tons
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Words that rhyme with tons
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Questions about tons
- What does tons mean?
- Tons means lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).
- What is tons the plural of?
- Tons is the plural of ton.
- What part of speech is tons?
- Tons is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tons?
- Tons is pronounced /tʌnz/.
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