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TOTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tote mean? 

TOTE (noun)
  The noun TOTE has 1 sense:

1. a capacious bag or basketplay

  Familiarity information: TOTE used as a noun is very rare.


TOTE (verb)
  The verb TOTE has 1 sense:

1. carry with difficultyplay

  Familiarity information: TOTE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A capacious bag or basket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

carryall; holdall; tote; tote bag

Hypernyms ("tote" is a kind of...):

bag (a flexible container with a single opening)

Derivation:

tote (carry with difficulty)


TOTE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they tote  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it totes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: toted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: toted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: toting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Carry with difficulty

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

lug; tote; tug

Context example:

You'll have to lug this suitcase

Hypernyms (to "tote" is one way to...):

carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tote (a capacious bag or basket)

toter (someone whose employment involves carrying something)


 Context examples 


You could find you are toting items to the repair shop much more frequently and also returning purchases that are not the right model or size.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“You’ve got a right smart load as it is,” said one of them; “and it’s not me should tell you your business, but I wouldn’t tote that tent along if I was you.”

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)



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