POWER TOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does power tool mean? 

• POWER TOOL (noun)
  The noun POWER TOOL has 1 sense:

1. a tool driven by a motor

  Familiarity information: POWER TOOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POWER TOOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tool driven by a motor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("power tool" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "power tool"):

buffer; polisher (a power tool used to buff surfaces)

burr (rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece)

drum sander; electric sander; sander; smoother (a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor)

hammer; power hammer (a power tool for drilling rocks)

plane; planer; planing machine (a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)

power drill (a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials)

power saw; saw; sawing machine (a power tool for cutting wood)

router (a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves)

stamper; stamping machine (a power tool that stamps)