HOW TO PRONOUNCE
tote
/toʊt/
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What does tote mean?
noun
- A tote bag.
- A heavy burden.
- A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.
More meanings (5)
noun
- The principal handle of a handplane, for gripping the plane.
- A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.
- Pari-mutuel betting.
verb
- To carry or bear.
- To add up; to calculate a total.
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IPA pronunciation
/toʊt/
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“I say, Sol,” said the woman, “is that ar man going to tote them bar’ls over tonight?”
The oil king owns the gasoline, but he has to tote it to the roadside where every one can get it.
More book examples (3)
“I is, is I? Well, you answer me dis: Didn’t you tote out de line in de canoe fer to make fas’ to de tow-head?”
"Lemme tote yo' bundle fer yer, Miss Ma'y?"
“But sometimes Mrs. Possum has to tote around a still bigger family. We believe in chillun and lots of them. We reckon on havin' two or three big families every year.”