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Definition of "tote" []

  • Informal To haul; lug. (verb-transitive)
  • Informal To have on one's person; pack: toting guns. (verb-transitive)
  • Informal A load; a burden. (noun)
  • A tote bag. (noun)
  • Informal To determine the total of; add up. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tote" in a sentence
  • "Now Don, I'm sure you know that "tote" is a multi-purpose verb in the South!"
  • "Nevermind the kai tote from the passage in Matthew that puts to rest your apparent fears that self-examination precludes any subsequent judgment."
  • "Heath Ceramics 'new tote is no exception, designed by Heather Moore of Skinny LaMinx and printed in the Bay Area."