"tons" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʌnz/ Audio: en-us-tons.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tons
  1. plural of ton Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ton
    Sense id: en-tons-en-noun-Y2EeZ3MY

Noun

IPA: /tʌnz/ Audio: en-us-tons.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌnz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} tons pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial) Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things). Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-only Synonyms: a lot, a thing, two, loads
    Sense id: en-tons-en-noun-uoACVzS4

Download JSON data for tons meaning in English (1.7kB)

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