tooling Definition

tool
noun

1. An implement, especially one used by hand, for cutting or digging, etc, such as a spade or hammer, etc.

Thesaurus: gadget, instrument, apparatus, machine, appliance, device, utensil.
2. The cutting part of a machine tool.
3. A thing used in or necessary to a particular trade or profession.

Example: Words are the tools of a journalist's trade
4. Someone who is used or manipulated by another, especially for selfish or dishonest reasons.
5. coarse, slang
A penis.

verb tooled, tooling

1. To work or engrave (eg stone or leather) with tools.
tr & intr
2. To equip a factory, etc or become equipped with the tools needed for production.

Form: tool up (also)
Form: tool something up

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon tol.

Phrasal Verb: tool along or around

To drive or ride casually.