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tool

2 verb
     
Related topics: Outdoor
tool2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
American English informalDLO to drive along a street, especially for fun:
He spent the afternoon tooling around town.

tool up

phrasal verb
TIF to prepare a factory for producing goods by providing the necessary tools and machinery
tool something ↔ up
The factory was tooled up to produce light weapons.
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