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tooled

SayTOOLDUS/tuld/UK/tuːld/

3 meanings of tooled

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of tool. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    The craftsman tooled the leather into a smooth belt.

    She tooled the design into the cover by hand last week.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Made or shaped using a tool.

    Like wood that someone has carved and smoothed by hand.

    The tooled handle felt smooth and even in his hand.

    She bought a finely tooled wooden box at the market.

    Similarworked, carved, machined, shaped

  3. 3
    adjective
    Marked with a pattern pressed into the surface.

    Like a pattern pressed into soft clay with a stamp.

    The old book had a tooled leather cover with gold patterns.

    He made a tooled wallet with his initials pressed into it.

    Similarembossed

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tooled is a form of tool

tool, verb: To shape or decorate something with tools, like making patterns in leather. Full entry

Forms
tooltools he/she/ittooling -ing formtooled past tense, past participle
Spelling
tool → tooled: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From the word "tool" plus "-ed".