tote

To tote is to carry something, or to be carrying a weapon.

(verb)

  1. An example of tote is to carry home your groceries.
  2. An example of tote is to carry a gun.

The definition of a tote is a bag.

(noun)

An example of a tote is a canvas bag used for groceries.

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See tote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb toted, toting

  1. to carry or haul, esp. in the arms or on the back
  2. to be armed with (a gun, etc.)

Origin: prob. of Afr orig., as in Kongo tota, to pick up

noun

  1. Informal
    1. the act of toting
    2. something toted; load; haul
    1. tote bag
    2. a small piece of baggage, usually of cloth, with handles and a shoulder strap

Related Forms:

transitive verb toted, toting

total: usually with up

noun

totalizator

See tote in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb tot·ed, tot·ing, totes
Informal
  1. To haul; lug.
  2. To have on one's person; pack: toting guns.
noun
  1. Informal A load; a burden.
  2. A tote bag.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps (via Black West African English) of Bantu origin

Origin: ; akin to Kongo -tota, to pick up

Origin: , and Swahili -tuta, to pile up, carry

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Related Forms:

  • totˈa·ble adjective
  • totˈer noun

transitive verb tot·ed, tot·ing, totes
Informal
  1. To determine the total of; add up.
  2. To sum up; summarize.

noun
Informal
A pari-mutuel machine.

Origin:

Origin: Short for totalizator

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