Standard Lemma guide

TOS

name · noun · phrase · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tiː əʊ ɛs/
  • /tɔs/

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of the old series or the original series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, retronym, slang

Topics: lifestyle

Examples

  • Star Trek: TOS; Battlestar Galactica: TOS

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of terms of service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of thoracic outlet syndrome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of TO

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of TOS (“terms of service”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

phrase

Meaning 6

Initialism of taken on strength.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: SOS

7

verb

Meaning 7

To report another user for a real or imagined terms of service violation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, dated, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.