"tooled" meaning in English

See tooled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tuːld/ [UK] Forms: more tooled [comparative], most tooled [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːld Etymology: From tool + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tool|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From tool + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} tooled (comparative more tooled, superlative most tooled)
  1. Worked with a tool.
    Sense id: en-tooled-en-adj-xsnA06-g Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 47 44 9
  2. (bookbinding) Impressed with an ornamental design.
    Sense id: en-tooled-en-adj-g-P6z6Qn Categories (other): Bookbinding, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 32 60 8 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 31 61 8 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 38 62 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 37 63 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 81 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 47 44 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 83 0 Topics: arts, bookbinding, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: undertooled, untooled

Verb

IPA: /tuːld/ [UK]
Rhymes: -uːld Etymology: From tool + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tool|-ed|text=+|tree=1}} From tool + -ed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tooled
  1. simple past and past participle of tool Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: tool
    Sense id: en-tooled-en-verb-Q4Q2MeYk
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