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

(verb)

An example of tote is to carry home your groceries.
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.

See tote in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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transitive verb toted, toting

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

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

noun

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:

toter noun

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

To haul; lug.
To have on one's person; pack: toting guns.

noun

Informal A load; a burden.
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

Related Forms:

totˈa·ble adjective

totˈer noun

transitive verb tot·ed, tot·ing, totes
Informal

To determine the total of; add up.
To sum up; summarize.

noun
Informal

A pari-mutuel machine.

Origin:

Origin: Short for totalizator

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