26984 words

ton

12 definitions • 13 examples
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a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
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a unit of weight equal to 1,016 kilograms
3
a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms
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Examples:

tons of We have tons of food left over from the party.
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£100:

Examples:

It'll cost you a ton or more.
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in cricket, 100 runs (= points) scored by a batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) in one turn at batting:

Examples:

She brought her ton up with a huge six.
He scored four tons over the season.
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to drive at 100 miles an hour:

Examples:

He had done a ton down the motorway and was stopped by police.
You can click on the speed control and drive without fear of suddenly doing a ton.
Blimey, the ease with which she'll do a ton when she gets behind the wheel!
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a unit of measurement of weight equal to 2000 pounds or about 907 kilograms
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infmlA ton or tons of something is a very large amount:

Examples:

I’ve got a ton of homework to do tonight.
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a unit for measuring weight. In the UK a ton is equal to 1,016 kilograms or 2,240 pounds. In the US a ton is equal to 907.18 kilograms or 2,000 pounds. A metric ton is equal to 1000 kilograms or 2,205 pounds:

Examples:

The factory produced 14,000 tons of soap a week.
The door weighed 3 tons.
They had a fleet of ten-ton trucks.
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a unit for measuring the size of ships. A ton is equal to 100 cubic feet:

Examples:

The river can receive vessels of up to 600 tons.
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a lot of:

Examples:

We've had tons of replies to our advertisement.

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