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tool case

tool case

2.0
A box for keeping hand tools like screwdrivers or wrenches
  • noun
  • /tuːl keɪs/
translation icon : maletín de herramientas
  • Before starting the repairs, she laid out her tool case on the workbench.

Examples

  • Over there in the tool case.

    Viva Las Vegas (1964)

  • I snapped my tool case shut and stood to leave.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Riker straps a tool case to his suit.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Toolbox stuff, tool chest, tool case, bench, workbench, that's the word I was looking for.

  • He opened his tool case to find the right screwdriver for the job.

  • The carpenter kept his tool case organized with various hand tools for different projects.

Synonyms

case
vstool case
∞ 1.0

A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles

is specific to containers made for holding and organizing hand equipment
toolbox
vstool case
28 1.1

A box used to store and carry hand tools like hammers

is the general category including nonportable storage and organizing units
tool chest
vstool case
2 2.9

A box for keeping hand tools like hammers and screwdrivers

is the general label for containers that hold and organize hand equipment
tool cabinet
vstool case
1 2.3

A cabinet or box that stores hand tools like screwdrivers and wrenches

is the more general term for containers that hold and organize hand equipment

How Organized

tool cabinet
1 2.3
tool case
2.0
toolbox
28 1.1
tool bag
1 1.6
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

tool case singular
tool cases plural

Morphology

tool + case

The meaning 'a box for holding and organizing hand tools' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tool' (handheld implement) + 'case' (a box or container). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Tool case comes from the simple idea of a tool, a hand tool, and a case, a box made to hold them. Craftspeople carried wooden boxes with compartments so each tool stayed safe and easy to find, so today tool case means a box for 'organising and carrying' hand tools.