to tool
3
8.4
- verb
- /tuːl/
- Informal
:
dar una vuelta
- After lunch, we decided to tool around the city to see the sights.
- tool around town
- tool on down there
And so we, we know, we, we tooled, you know, maybe a couple hours, I don't know, maybe longer.
- And so we, we know, we, we tooled, you know, maybe a couple hours, I don't know, maybe longer.
Examples
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Tooling along the main drag on a Saturday night in Vegas.
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Some nights I'd just tool on down there, sit outside, and look up at the light in your cabin.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'll tool around here for a while.
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How long do we have to tool around with him in a car with the others looking for a shark?
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So I tooled around, looking for a likely spot.
Blog text (16) -
You know, you said you were going to get me a little Honda Elite to tool around in.
Fiction book (1992) -
I tooled over to West Palm Beach and started my search.
Fiction book (1992) -
We tooled around the series of bays that lie between the North and South Forks of Long Island.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now, as they moved inside the gate, Bryan tooled toward the box, where Mark could see Charlie standing on a chair, waving to Bryan to show him the way.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'd been just about willing to kill to ride with Uncle Kenny, sitting shotgun beside him as he tooled the green and white Sheriff's Department Jeep through the sage that mostly makes up Hamey County.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
56
1.9
To go for a short drive to have fun and relax
31
2.6
To take someone in a vehicle to show them interesting places
7
4.0
To travel by car for pleasure
2
7.7
Move around with no set place to go for fun
To drive a car for pleasure
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
5
1.8
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
- Specialized
A small hand tool with a smooth stone tip used to rub gold leaf to make it very shiny
A program in the Microsoft Office set used for tasks like writing, creating spreadsheets and making presentations
- Specialized
An app that helps you organize contacts, calendars, and tasks across devices
- Specialized
Software that stores, manages, and shares product details like descriptions, images, and prices for online shops
- Specialized
Work of designing, making, and fixing metal tools and forms used to make parts
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Etymology
The verb tool meaning 'to drive around' probably grew from talking about a vehicle as a simple 'tool' for getting places. So to 'tool around' means to drive or travel in a relaxed, aimless way.