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ton
A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
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noun
A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
A unit of volume; register ton.
In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
A large amount.
“I've got tons of work to do.”
A speed of 100 mph.
One hundred pounds sterling.
One hundred runs.
(etc.) One hundred points scored.
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Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
Fashionable society; those in style.
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The common tunny, or horse mackerel.
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I've got tons of work to do.
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