-toting - The Dictionary

tote 1 (t?t)tr.v. tot·ed, tot·ing, totes Informal 1. To haul; lug: toted my gear to the car.2. To have or bear on one’s person: gangsters toting guns.n. A tote bag.[Probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah and Krio tot, to carry, of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo -tota, to pick up, and Swahili -tuta, to pile up, carry.]tot?a·ble adj.tot?er n.tote 2 (t?t)tr.v. tot·ed, tot·ing, totes Informal 1. To determine the total of; add up.2. To sum up; summarize.tote 3 (t?t)n. Informal A pari-mutuel machine.[Short for totalizator.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.tote (t??t) vb (tr) to carry, convey, or dragn1. the act of or an instance of toting2. something toted[C17: of obscure origin] ?toter nTote (t??t) n (Horse Racing) the Tote (sometimes not capital) trademark short for totalizator1, totalizator2Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014tote1 (to?t) v. tot?ed, tot?ing, n. v.t. 1. to carry, as on one’s back or in one’s arms. 2. to carry on one’s person: to tote a gun. 3. to transport or convey, as on a vehicle. n. 4. something that is toted. 5. tote bag. [1670?80, Amer.; probably