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ton
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- pronunciation:
- tuhn
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A ton is a certain amount of weight. It is equal to 2,000 pounds. A small cars weighs about one ton.
An elephant can weigh several tons. |
| definition 2: |
(Informal) Sometimes "tons" means "a lot." If someone has tons of money, it means they are very rich.
Sergio always gets tons of presents for his birthday.My sister said she has tons of homework to do this weekend. |
| related words: |
heap, lot, mountain, much |
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