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ton
(tŭn)n.
1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton.
2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton.
3. A metric ton. See Table at measurement.
4. A unit of capacity for cargo in maritime shipping, normally estimated at 40 cubic feet.
5. A unit of internal capacity of a ship equal to 100 cubic feet.
6. A unit for measuring the displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet, and supposed to equal the volume taken by a long ton of seawater.
7. often tons Informal
a. A large extent, amount, or number: has a ton of work; gets tons of fan mail.
b. Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a ton better; has seen her tons lately.
[Middle English tonne, a measure of weight; see tun.]
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tons
(tʌnz)pl n
a large amount or number:: tons of money; I have tons of shoes.
adv
(intensifier): I looked and felt tons better.
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Noun | 1. | tons - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, wads, piles large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
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أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه
tuny
tonsvis
ógrynni
tony
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ton
(tan) noun1. a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne (tan) ) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes). It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.
2. a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet).
ˈtonnage (-nidʒ) noun the space available on a ship, measured in tons.
tons noun plural a lot. I've got tons of letters to write.
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