tons

ton

 (tŭn)

n.

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. often tons Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number: 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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tons

(tʌnz)

pl n

a large amount or number:: tons of money; I have tons of shoes.

adv

(intensifier): I looked and felt tons better.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tons - a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers" dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, wads, piles large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

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Translations

أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه

tuny

tonsvis

Unmenge

montones

ógrynni

gran quantit...

tonnevis

tony

bir sürü/yığıntonlarca

许许多多

ton

(tan) noun

1. a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne (tan) ) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes). It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight. ton طُن тон tonelada tuna die Tonne ton; -tons τόνοςtonelada tonn تن tonni tonneטון टन, भार मापने की इकाई tona tonna ton tonn tonnellata トン (중얄 단위) 톤 tona tonna tan tontonntona ټن، دتول اندازه ( ١٠٠٠ ) كيلو ګرامه tonelada tonă тонна tona tona tona ton หน่วยน้ำหนักเท่ากับ 2,000 ปอนด์ (ในอเมริกา) ton 噸，公噸 тонна ٹن، سو کوئنٹل کا وزن tấn 吨

2. a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet). honderd kubieke voet حُمولَة طُن тонаж tonelada tuna die Tonne registerton κόρος tonelada registertonn تن tonni tonneauטון ढेर सा kubična stopa regisztertonna ton tonn, rúmlest tonnellata トン (용적 단위) 톤 tona tonna tan tontonn tona rejestrowa, miara pojemności wewnętrznej ټن tonelada tonă тонна вместимости tona brutoregistrska tona tona registerton หน่วยความจุภายในเรือ gemi ambarı hacmi ölçü birimi (2,83 m3) 船隻的載重單位 тонна جہاز ميں خلا کي ايک اکائي đơn vị đo kích cỡ tàu thuyền 船只的载重单位

ˈtonnage (-nidʒ) noun

the space available on a ship, measured in tons. tonnemaat طُنِّيَّه، الوزْن بالطُّن тон tonelagem tonáž die Tonnage tonnage; lasteevne χωρητικότητα σε τόνους tonelaje tonnaaþ گنجایش کشتی بر حسب تن tonnisto tonnage תְפוּסָה שֶׁל אָנִייָה टन के तौल में जहाज का आंतरिक घन विस्तार अथवा भारवहन-सामर्थ्य nosivost, tonaža tonnatartalom tonase lestarrÿmi tonnellaggio, stazza トン数 (배의) 적재량 tonažas tonnāža tanan tonnagetonnasje tonaż ګمركي باړه چې دټن په حساب پربېړۍ ايښودل كيږي: ځايښت، ظرفيت ( دټن په اساس ): ټول بار (دټن په اساس) چې بېړۍ يې وړلاى شي tonelagem tonaj тоннаж tonáž tonaža tonaža tonnage ขนาดของเรือ (วัดด้วยความจุของเรือที่สามารถรับได้) tonaj 船舶噸位 тоннаж جہاز ميں موجود خلا khả năng chuyên chở của tàu thuyền 船舶吨位

tons noun plural

a lot. I've got tons of letters to write. tonne أطْنان، كميَّه كَبيرَه много montes de tuny die Unmenge tonsvis πάμπολλοι montones tuhanded, musttuhat یک عالمه؛ زیاد hyvin paljon des tonnes de המון ढेर सा, सैकड़ों gomila, na tone rengeteg banyak ógrynni (un sacco) たくさんの 다량 daugybė, krūva milzums; kaudzēm sangat banyak heleboelmassevis, tonnevismnóstwo ډير ،ْزيات montes de o mulţime de масса tony na tone gomila massor จำนวนมาก tonlarca, bir sürü/yığın 許多 безліч بہت زيادہ nhiều 许许多多

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