"tons" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʌnz/ Audio: en-us-tons.ogg [US] Forms: ton [singular], tons [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|ton}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of ton; more than one (kind of) ton.
    Sense id: simple-tons-en-noun-sUDr357w Categories (other): Plurals
  2. many; a lot.
    Sense id: simple-tons-en-noun-4MIxnwUR Categories (other): Colloquial
     
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        {
          "text": "I can't go to the movie with you on Saturday because I have tons of homework to do this weekend."
        }
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