to tote
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6.0
- verb
- /toʊt/
- US
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- He had trouble toting the big suitcase up the stairs by himself.
- toting a gun
- toting tourists
- toting a camera
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Examples
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Mick had flown in from New York for the funeral, toting a huge bulging soft-sided plaid suitcase.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Cheers!" said his wife, appearing in jeans and a denim shirt, toting glasses of lemonade on a tray.
Fiction book (2000) -
On April 16, Joe came home yesterday toting shopping bags in both hands.
Fiction book (2000) -
We were expecting you to be toting a couple hundred pounds of moon rocks.
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Sometimes, one must wait out the crowds full of camera-toting tourists in order to capture a decent image.
Academic text (2006) -
Monica wanders in from the living room, toting a glass of champagne, and watches him for a moment.
Fiction book (2001) -
I used to get a sore arm, toting them sacks of money to the strongbox.
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The creature heads toward shore, toting a heavy metal drum on his plated back.
Fiction book (1998) -
She's toting a suitcase.
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On their hiking trip, everyone was toting heavy backpacks filled with supplies.
Synonyms
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1.6
To carry things with you, often for a trip
157
2.1
To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance
36
2.3
To carry something, often heavy, from one place to another
21
4.4
To carry or drag something heavy with effort
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9.9
To carry something heavy or awkward with effort
5
3.6
To lift something onto the top of your arms to carry it
To carry or pull something with effort when it is heavy
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Etymology
The verb tote means 'to carry' and probably arrived in American English from West African or Caribbean speech. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone 'toting' a heavy box up the stairs, because to tote something is to move or carry it, often when it is heavy.