tool

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

“Hand me that tool, would you? I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.”

Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.

“These are the tools of the trade.”

Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.

A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

“The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools. a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk”

A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.

“He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her.”

Penis.

(by extension) An obnoxious or uptight person.

“He won't sell us tickets because it's 3:01, and they went off sale at 3. That guy's such a tool.”

To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

To equip with tools.

To work very hard.

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).

To carry or convey in a coach or other vehicle.

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.