ton

ton  (tn)

n. Abbr. t. or tn.

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. Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: 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.

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[Middle English tonne, a measure of weight; see tun.]

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ton ¹

Noun

1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046 kilograms

2. US & Canad a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms

3. See metric ton

4. come down on someone like a ton of bricks to scold someone very severely

Adverb

tons a lot: I've got tons of things to do before going on holiday [variant of tun]

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ton ²

Noun

Slang, chiefly Brit a hundred miles per hour [special use of ton¹]

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ton  (tn)

1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). Also called short ton. See Table at measurement.

2. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,240 pounds (1,008 kilograms). Also called long ton. See Table at measurement.

3. See metric ton.

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Ton a very large amount; a measure of weight (2240 Ib. in the United Kingdom, 2000 Ib. in the United States); also used in the plural, e.g. “tons” of something; people of fashion, collectively, e.g. “the ton,” 1815.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds net ton, short ton avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights cental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds kiloton - one thousand tons
	2.	ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds gross ton, long ton avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights long hundredweight, cwt, hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

Translations

ton [tʌn] n (BRIT) (= 1016 kg), (US) (also: short ton) (= 907,18 kg) → tonelada;

tons of (col) → montones de

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ton [tʌn] n → tonne f (Brit: = 1016 kg; US = 907 kg; metric = 1000 kg);

(Naut) (also: register ton) → tonneau m (= 2.83 cu.m);

tons of (inf) → des tas de

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ton [tʌn] n (Brit) → (britische) Tonne f;

(US) (also: short ton) → (US-)Tonne f (ca. 907 kg);

(also: metric ton) → (metrische) Tonne f;

tons of (inf) → Unmengen von

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ton [tʌn] n → tonnellata (BRIT = 1016 kg; 20 cwt; US = 907 kg; metric = 1000 kg);

(NAUT) (also: register ton) → tonnellata di stazza (= 2.83 cu.m; 100 cu.ft);

tons of (col) → un mucchio or sacco di