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tot

1

[ tot ]

noun

  1. a small child.
  2. Chiefly British. a small portion of a beverage, especially a dram of liquor.
  3. a small quantity of anything.


tot

2

[ tot ]

verb (used with or without object)

, tot·ted, tot·ting.
  1. to add; total (often followed by up ).

noun

  1. a total.
  2. the act of adding.
  3. British Informal. a column of numbers to be added.

tot.

3

abbreviation for

  1. total.

tot

1

/ tɒt /

noun

  1. a young child; toddler
  2. a small amount of anything
  3. a small measure of spirits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


tot

2

/ tɒt /

verb

  1. usually foll by up to total; add
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • un·totted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tot1

1680–90; perhaps short for totterer ( def )

Origin of tot2

1745–55; < Latin: so much, so many
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tot1

C18: perhaps short for totterer; see totter

Origin of tot2

C17: shortened from total or from Latin totum all
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Example Sentences

Perhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot.

Meet the tiny tot who, armed with a juice box and the "it" haircut, is proving that kids can be stylish, too.

Here's hoping Pauly D waits a few years before popping his tot in a tanning bed.

One thing is for sure, the royal tot will be the most famous baby in the world.

Charles et al didn't just tot up how much members of each racial group spent.

Alila is such a strong, active boy now, it is hard to imagine him in his babyhood,—he was such a tiny brown tot!

He is only a pettifogging country Squire, whose views on the Land Question are ob-solete in tot-to.

It staggered forward, held on by the cords, felt round the edge of the bag for the tot, and drank about a quart of water.

Bruno, satis admirari non possum quid agas vt tot pecunias consumas.

Maggie and Tot cried out, "We've seen it; come, mother, and look quick."

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