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1tot

noun \ˈtät\

: a young child

: a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink

Full Definition of TOT

1
:  a small child :  toddler
2
:  a small drink or allowance of liquor :  shot
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Origin of TOT

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1725

Rhymes with TOT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, swot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

2tot

verb
tot·tedtot·ting

Definition of TOT

transitive verb
:  to add together :  total —usually used with up <tots up the score>
intransitive verb
:  add
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Origin of TOT

tot., abbreviation of total
First Known Use: circa 1772
TOT Defined for Kids

tot

noun \ˈtät\

Definition of TOT for Kids

:  a young child

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tot
  2. tot lot
  3. tot system
  4. tot-up
  5. quot homines, tot sententiae
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