Implement vs. Tool

Implementnoun

A tool or instrument for working with.

Implementverb

to bring about; to put into practice

Implementverb

to carry out; to do

Implementnoun

That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.

Implementverb

To accomplish; to fulfill.

Implementverb

To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements.

Implementverb

To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.

Implementnoun

instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

Implementverb

apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design;

Implementverb

ensure observance of laws and rules;

Implementverb

pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue;

Implementnoun

a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose

Implementnoun

performance of an obligation.

Implementverb

put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect

Toolnoun

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

Toolnoun

Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.

Toolnoun

Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.

Toolnoun

(computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

Toolnoun

A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.

Toolnoun

(slang) Penis.

Toolnoun

An obnoxious or uptight person.

Toolverb

(transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

Toolverb

(transitive) To equip with tools.

Toolverb

(intransitive) To work very hard.

Toolverb

To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.

Toolverb

To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.

Toolverb

To drive (a coach, etc.)

Toolverb

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

Toolnoun

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.

Toolnoun

A machine for cutting or shaping materials; - also called machine tool.

Toolnoun

Hence, any instrument of use or service.

Toolnoun

A weapon.

Toolnoun

A person used as an instrument by another person; - a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.

Toolverb

To shape, form, or finish with a tool.

Toolverb

To drive, as a coach.

Toolverb

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

Toolnoun

an implement used in the practice of a vocation

Toolnoun

the means whereby some act is accomplished;

Toolnoun

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Toolnoun

obscene terms for penis

Toolverb

drive;

Toolverb

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it;

Toolverb

furnish with tools

Toolverb

work with a tool

Toolnoun

a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function

Toolnoun

a thing used to help perform a job

Toolnoun

a person used or exploited by another

Toolnoun

a piece of software that carries out a particular function, typically creating or modifying another program.

Toolnoun

a distinct design in the tooling of a book.

Toolnoun

a small stamp or roller used to make a tooled design.

Toolnoun

a man's penis.

Toolnoun

a stupid, irritating, or contemptible man

Toolverb

impress a design on (leather, especially a leather book cover)

Toolverb

equip or be equipped with tools for industrial production

Toolverb

be or become armed, especially for criminal activity

Toolverb

drive or ride in a casual or leisurely manner

Toolverb

dress (stone) with a chisel.

Tool

A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools.