tooled
UK/tuːld/
tooled is the simple past and past participle of tool.
Adjective
tooled (comparative more tooled, superlative most tooled)
Meaning of tool
Verb
tool (third-person singular simple present tools, present participle tooling, simple past and past participle tooled)
- To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
- To equip with tools.
- To work very hard.
- Do this lab and read this book, now tool, one and all,
And be sure and pass that final quiz or be screwed right to the wall.1965, Matt Fichtenbaum, Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw”, in The Broadside of Boston, volume III, number 22
- Do this lab and read this book, now tool, one and all,
- To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
- Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.
- To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
- To drive (a coach or other vehicle).
Forms of tooled
| comparative | more tooled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tooled |
Origin of tooled
From tool + -ed.
Words formed from tooled
Phrases with tooled
Words that rhyme with tooled
Questions about tooled
- What does tooled mean?
- Tooled means worked with a tool.
- What is tooled the simple past and past participle of?
- Tooled is the simple past and past participle of tool.
- What part of speech is tooled?
- Tooled is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce tooled?
- Tooled is pronounced /tuːld/ (UK).
Words near tooled in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tooled (page history and authors); tool (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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