"multitool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multitools [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + tool. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|multi|tool}} multi- + tool Head templates: {{en-noun}} multitool (plural multitools)
  1. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:
    A Swiss Army knife or similar tool.
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-OeWOZoSy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 12 11 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 23 14 13 4 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 29 11 9 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 25 14 12 2 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 15 11 11 6 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 19 15 14 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 20 19 16 5 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 20 15 14 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 15 10 10 5 11
  2. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:
    Any of a class of folding or telescoping tools with a plier head as the central implement and with sets of peripheral implements (typically knife blades, screwdrivers, files, saws, can openers, bottle openers, scissors, and so on).
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-BZ2jt0ke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 12 11 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 29 11 9 3 12
  3. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:
    Any similar tool with some other central implement (such as shears) or with no central implement, but sharing the themes otherwise.
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-9FTL90qx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 12 11 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 29 11 9 3 12
  4. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:
    Any of a class of monolithic tools with various holes and edges that act as the multiple implements.
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-DWEJPW-S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 12 11 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15
  5. A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body; thus:
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-uuxDicQ9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15
  6. An oscillating power tool that can perform multiple functions with different attachments. Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: oscillating tool Translations (power tool): monitoimityökalu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-multitool-en-noun-RCxBa6JL Disambiguation of Tools: 21 17 9 16 7 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 30 12 11 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 22 19 17 17 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 29 11 9 3 12 Disambiguation of 'power tool': 7 5 3 3 3 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multi-tool Related terms: multibit, multidriver, multipurpose, multiuse Translations (portable hand tool): monitoimityökalu (Finnish), monikäyttötyökalu (Finnish), Multifunktionswerkzeug (German), πολυεργαλείο (polyergaleío) [neuter] (Greek), мультиинструмент (mulʹtiinstrument) (Russian), мультитул (mulʹtitul) (Russian), multiverktyg (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'portable hand tool': 20 20 20 20 20 1

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