A Quick and Simple Dictionary

tool

1. Noun.  A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
2. Noun.  equipment used in a profession, e.g., '''tools''' of the trade.
3. Noun.  Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
4. Noun.  (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
5. Noun.  A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
6. Noun.  (slang) penis; (context, by extension) an obnoxious or uptight person.
7. Verb.  (transitive) to work on or shape with tools, e.g., ''hand-tooled leather''.
8. Verb.  (transitive) to equip with tools.
9. Verb.  (transitive) to work very hard.
10. Verb.  (transitive, slang) to put someone else down (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use them to meet a goal.
11. Verb.  (transitive, volleyball) to intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.