definition of
tool

[1] #1 tool n. an implement used in the practice of a vocation. wn

[2] #2 tool n. [instrument] the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease". wn

[3] #3 tool v. drive; "The convertible tooled down the street". wn

[4] #4 tool v. [joyride, tool around] ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street". wn

[5] #5 tool n. [creature, puppet] a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else. wn