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TOTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tote mean?
• TOTE (noun)
The noun TOTE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: TOTE used as a noun is very rare.
• TOTE (verb)
The verb TOTE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: TOTE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: toted
Past participle: toted
-ing form: toting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carry with difficulty
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
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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