Standard Lemma guide
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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name
Initialism of Trail of Tears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
A small child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Ellipsis of tater tot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
A small cup, usually made of tin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Barbados
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noun
A foolish fellow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
A total, an addition of a long column of figures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Initialism of tip of the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
Initialism of turnover tax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Kenya, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation
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noun
Initialism of transfer of technology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of time over target
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Initialism of time on target
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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verb
To sum or total.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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noun
a young child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toddler, yearling, bambino
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
noun
a small amount (especially of a drink)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
verb
determine the sum of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: total, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: count, number, enumerate, numerate
History
Borrowed from Scots tot, a shortened form of totum (“small child; tot”), of uncertain origin, perhaps shortened from totter (“to move in an unsteady way”), Compare tottle, also Old Norse tottr (“name of a dwarf”), Swedish tutte (“small child”), Danish tommeltot (“little child”).
Clipping of total (“to sum”).
Across languages
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
