tool down

tuːl daʊn

Definition

Definition of tool down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

stop work

Rare

stop working especially with tools

Rare

The workers decided to tool down and protest.

down tools

effort

Rare

reduce the intensity or effort

Rare

After hours of hard work, they decided to tool down.

ease off

slacken

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Expressions with tool

tool up

prepare equipment for a specific function

He tooled up the workshop for the upcoming project..

tool around

drive or ride in a leisurely or aimless manner

They spent the afternoon tooling around the countryside in their new car..

tool of one's trade

instrument crucial for performing a profession

The camera is a tool of the photographer's trade.

tool of the trade

necessary item for a particular job

A hammer is a tool of the trade for a carpenter.

garden tool

tool used for gardening tasks

She bought a new garden tool to help with the weeding.

lawn tool

equipment for maintaining a lawn

A rake is a common lawn tool for gathering leaves.

Terms with tool down included in their meaning

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ladder

construction

tool with steps for climbing up or down

grinding disc

tools

flat circular abrasive tool used with a machine to wear down hard material

tongue depressor

medical

tool used to hold down the tongue

grinding machine

manufacturing

powered tool that uses abrasive parts to wear down or smooth material

tamper

tools

tool for pressing down materials

tamp

tools

tool for pressing materials down

Examples of tool down in a sentence

The crew decided to tool down for the day.
The workers will tool down for the holiday season.
It's time to tool down and relax for a bit.

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French:poser les outils, lever le pied, ...
German:Arbeit einstellen, den Einsatz verringern, ...
Italian:posare gli attrezzi, abbassare il ritmo, ...
Spanish:dejar de trabajar, bajar el ritmo, ...
Portuguese:parar de trabalhar, reduzir o ritmo, ...
Chinese:停工, 减少努力, ...
Japanese:作業をやめる, 努力を減らす, ...
Arabic:تَوَقَّفَ عن العمل, خَفَّفَ الجُهْد, ...
Hebrew:לְהַנִּיחַ אֶת הַכֵּלִים, לְהַפְחִית מַאֲמָץ, ...
Russian:прекратить работу, уменьшить интенсивность, ...
Ukrainian:припинити роботу, зменшити зусилля, ...
Hindi:काम बंद करना, प्रयास कम करना, ...
Bengali:কাজ বন্ধ করা, প্রচেষ্টা কমানো, ...
Catalan:deixar les eines, reduir l'esforç, ...
Czech:přestat pracovat, polevit, ...
Danish:lægge værktøjet fra sig, sænke indsatsen, ...
Dutch:stoppen met werken, inspanning verminderen, ...
Greek:κατεβάζω τα εργαλεία, μειώνω την προσπάθεια, ...
Hungarian:letenni a szerszámot, visszavenni, ...
Khmer:ផ្អាកធ្វើការ, បន្ថយកម្លាំងប្រឹងប្រែង, ...
Korean:작업을 중단하다, 노력을 줄이다, ...
Persian:کار را متوقف کردن, کاهش تلاش, ...
Polish:przestać pracować, zmniejszyć wysiłek, ...
Portuguese (BR):parar de trabalhar, reduzir o ritmo, ...
Romanian:a opri munca, a reduce efortul, ...
Swedish:sluta arbeta, minska ansträngningen, ...
Thai:หยุดทำงาน, ลดความพยายาม, ...
Turkish:işi bırakmak, çabayı azaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:ngừng làm việc, giảm nỗ lực, ...

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Definition of tool down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

Expressions with tool

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