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Definition: Tote |
ToteNoun1. A capacious bag or basket. Verb1. Carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tote" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1843. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
TOTE | English | Teleprocessing On-line Test Executive | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ToteSynonyms: carryall (n), holdall (n), tote bag (n), lug (v), tug (v). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: totalisator (public administration). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Transference | Verb: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; shift; conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach; tote; port, import, export. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Tote |
| English words defined with "tote": Toted, Toting. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tote": BAND CUTTER, BAND TUMBLER, BAND-SAW OPERATOR, BUCKSHOT-SWAGE OPERATOR, BURNING-PLANT OPERATOR ♦ CARTON-FORMING-MACHINE TENDER ♦ DIP-LUBE OPERATOR, dip-tube assembler, machine ♦ field return repairer ♦ golf-club matcher, GOLF-CLUB WEIGHER ♦ MACHINE-MADE-SHOE UNIT WORKER ♦ pinmaker, production repairer ♦ SPAGHETTI-MACHINE OPERATOR, STRAIGHT-PIN-MAKING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ THERMOSTAT REPAIRER, toy stuffer. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tote": toter. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tote" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (casualty, dead, dead person, fatality), Manx (whole), Maori (salt). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | Tote the guns (I'm a Thug; performing artist: Trick Daddy) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Tatort - Tote brauchen keine Wohnung (1973) Polizeiruf 110 - Der Tote im Fließ (1972) Tatort - Kressin und der tote Mann im Fleet (1971) Die Tote aus der Themse (1971) Tote reden nicht (1963) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
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![]() | The bag from the net is emptied into the tote. The fish are juvenile rockfish. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | A tray full of juvenile rockfish after the net is emptied into the tote for sampling. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
![]() | Von dem mislungenen kommunistenputsch in Wien: blutiger zusammenstos der Kommunisten mit der polizei am Schottentor-Votivpark-Währingerstrase, wobei es 17 tote und 100 verwundete gab. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | "Tote dat barge! Lift dat Boycott! Ride dat bus!" / Herblock. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Hier stand noch vor 1 Minute ein Atomkraftwerk : eine Reaktorenexplosion, 30 Millionen Tote. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Take a backpack or tote bag containing cleanup supplies and a change of clothing with you everywhere. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Tote" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Tote" is used about 42 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 66.67% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 16.67% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 14.29% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.38% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 42 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "tote" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Tote | Last name | 170 | 48,993 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "tote": tote bag ♦ tote ticket ♦ tote up. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tote": tote-bag, tote-betting, tote-boxes, tote-pan, Tote-portland. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
tote bag | 770 | personalized tote bag | 23 |
tote | 281 | wholesale canvas tote bag | 21 |
canvas tote bag | 203 | goat tote | 19 |
sport tote | 85 | bag collection garment hallmark luggage pullman tote | 19 |
liner tote | 65 | burberry tote | 18 |
canvas tote | 55 | tote box | 18 |
tote bag pattern | 53 | dog tote | 18 |
beach tote | 51 | rv tote tank | 17 |
leather tote bag | 50 | tote vision | 17 |
wine tote | 49 | beach tote bag | 16 |
tote tank | 36 | teacher tote bag | 16 |
bag fashion tote | 34 | quilted tote bag | 15 |
gote tote | 33 | tote umbrella | 14 |
bag free pattern tote | 31 | computer tote | 14 |
designer tote bag | 30 | tote rack | 14 |
wholesale tote bag | 29 | promotional tote bag | 13 |
tv tote | 29 | travel tote | 13 |
fabric tote bag | 29 | moto tote | 13 |
gucci tote | 28 | toile tote bag | 12 |
leather tote | 26 | bag straw tote | 12 |
make tote bag | 12 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "tote"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | totalizator (totalizator), ngarkesë (arrival, batch, burden, cargo, charge, consignment, freightage, goods, haul, lading, load, loading, shipment, stowage, weight), mbart (bear, carry, portage, transport), mbajtje (delivery, deterrence, grip, gripe, hold, holding, keeping, maintenance, occupancy, prehension, preservation, retention, support, tenure, wear), mbaj armë, bartje (conveyance, haul, locomotion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نقل (alien, alienate, assign, bandy, carriage, carry, carry forward, communicate, convection, convey, conveyance, copy, deliver, freight, go cart, hand on, handling, pass on, pipe, portage, promotion, propagate, relocate, remove, reproduction, route, shift, take away, transfer, transference, transfuse, transit, transmission, transmit, transport, transportation), حمل (bear, bearing, burden, carriage, carry, carry on, charge, conception, deck, hold, hump, knock up, lade, lamb, lifting, load, portage, pregnancy, take, yeanling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | товар (bulk, burden, burthen, charge, encumbrance, fardel, freight, freightage, goods, imposition, lading, load, loading, tax, tie, weight), голяма пазарска чанта (tote bag), голяма пазарска торба, влача (drag, draggle, draw, haul, lug, snake, trail), нося оръжие, мъкна (cart, haul, lop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 搬运. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | tahat (drag, pull, tear), vozit (carry, ferry), nosit (carry, wear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | totalisatorvogn (totalizator van, tote van). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | paardentotalisator (horse-racing totalisator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مجموع (Aggregate, Altogether, Ensemble, Lump, Total, Totality), حمل ونقل کردن (Carry), سوق دادن (Actuate, Lead, Propel), جمع کردن (Add, Agglomerate, Aggregate, Callup, Cluster, Collect, Constrict, Convene, Eke, Gather, Gross, Immobilize, In, Purse, Reef, Rollup, Total), باربردن , برپشت حمل کردن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | totalisaattori (totalizator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | transporter, porter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tragen (absorb, back, barrows, be carrying, be pregnant, bear, born, borne, carry, carrying, contain, crop, defray, display, endure, pack, pass on, produce, shoulder, spread, stretchers, support, sustain, take, take weight, to absorb, to carry, to wear, waft, wear, yield), totalisator (totalisator, totalizer), schleppen (be carrying, drag, dragging, haul, haul up, haulage, heave, hump, lug, schlep, schlepp, tow, towing, trail, wear continually), bei sich haben. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύρω (draw, pull, trail, train), βαστάζω (carry, hold, sustain), φέρω (bear, bring, conduct, fetch, half). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | totalizatõr (totalizator, totalizer), szállítás (carriage, carrying, conveyance, freightage, haul, haulage, portage, porterage, putting, shipping, supply, trans, transport, transportation, waftage), cipel (bear, bore, borne, carry, to bear, to carry, to lug, to tote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trascinare (actuate, carry back, drag, drag on, draw, draw oneself along, fascinate, grind, haul, haul off, haulage, lead away, lug, pull, pull along, schlep, sharpen, shuffle, sweep, take in tow, tow, tow off, trail, tug), totalizzatore (totaliser, totalizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | デ杯 (bathroom, Davis Cup, lavatory, prerecorded announcement, restroom, talk, talk show, talkie, Taurus, tautology, toad, toast, toaster, tochka, toe, toe dance, toe kick, toeshows, together, Togo, toilet, toilet case, toilet paper, toilet powder, toilet soap, toiletry, Tokaji, Tokamak, Tokay, token, tokenism, toll, tollgate, tonal, tonality, tone, tone down, tooth, torch, torch lamp, torch relay, tornado, torus, total, Total Energy System, total fashion, total look, total product, totalizator system, tote bag, totem, totem pole, totemism, tournament, tournament pro, toxoplasma, true, try for point, tutti). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | トートバッグ (tote bag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | earrooder gioal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otetay transportar (barge, carry forward, cart, convey, drive, elate, freight, transfer, transport, transpose), totalizador (totalizator, totalizer), carregar (bear, burden, carry, carrying, charge, convey, download, freight, heap, lade, load, shot, stoke, tamp, wear), caixa registradora (cash register, totalizator, totalizer). (various references) тянуть (drag, drag out, draw, extend, haul, heave, protract, pull, pulled, round in, tug), тотализатор (pari mutuel, parimutuel, pari-mutuel, sweepstake, sweepstakes, totalizator), тащить (daggle, drag, draw, haul, lug, manhandle, pull, schlepp, toted, toting, tow, tug). (various references) totalizator (totalizator, totalizer), sabirač (totalizer), prevoziti (haul, transport), nositi (bear, bring, buffet, carry, have, hold, pack, take, waft, wear). (various references) totalizador (Pari-mutuel, totalizator), tomar a (assume, cup, imbed, walk off), portar, llevar (bear, bear out, blow, bring, bring along, bring around, bring round, carry, carry off, carry on, cart, convey, deliver, drive, encroach on, enter up, ferryboat, fetch, have, have on, heave, hump, hunch, keep, lead, live, live through, live up, lug, model, run, see, spend, sport, take, take along, take over, transport, truck, trundle, tug, wash, wear, whip, whirl, whisk), acarrear (bring on, carry, cart, cause, entail, haul, involve, result in, ship, transport). (various references) bära (bear, carry, crop, defray, hump, lead, pack, pay, ride, support, wear). (various references) toplayıcı (collector, picker, taker, totalizator, totalizer), taşımak (bear, bear away, carry, carry away, convey, haul, put across, relocate, remove, ride, run, stanchion, sustain, transport, waft, walk, wash, wear), üzerinde bulundurmak. (various references) тоталізатор (parimutuel, sweepstake, sweepstakes, totalizator), вантаж (burden, cargo, clog, consignment, embarkation, freightage, goods, lading, load, plummet, shipment, stowage, weight, weighting, welter), нести (carry), перевозити (bear, carry, carry over, convey, put across, ship, take over, transport), перевезення (carriage, carry, carrying, ferriage, portage, traffic, transit, transportation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 24, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tote oi en th ioudaia feugetwsan epi ta orh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tunc qui in Iudaea sunt fugiant ad montes |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Fleon þanne to munten þa þe oniudea lande synt. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne thei that ben in Judee, fle to the mounteyns; and he that is in the hous roof, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then let them which be in Iury flye into the moutaynes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 24, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | nan, sila nga anha sa Judea pakalagiwa ngadto sa kabukiran; |
| Chinese | 那 時 、 在 猶 太 的 、 應 當 逃 到 山 上 . |
| Croatian | koji se tada zateknu u Judeji, neka bježe u gore; |
| Danish | da skulle de, som ere i Judæa, fly ud på Bjergene; |
| Dutch | Dat alsdan, die in Judea zijn, vlieden op de bergen; |
| Finnish | silloin ne, jotka Juudeassa ovat, paetkoot vuorille; |
| French | alors, que ceux qui seront en Judée fuient dans les montagnes; |
| German | alsdann fliehe auf die Berge, wer im jüdischen Lande ist; |
| Hungarian | Akkor, a kik Júdeában lesznek, fussanak a hegyekre; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu, orang yang berada di Yudea harus lari ke pegunungan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | pada ketika itu orang yang di tanah Yudea hendaklah lari ke gunung; |
| Italian | allora quelli che sono in Giudea fuggano ai monti, |
| Korean | 그 때 에 대 에 있 " 자 " 은 산 으 로 도 망 지 어 다 |
| Latvian | Tad tie, kas Jûdejâ, lai bçg kalnos! |
| Manx Gaelic | Eisht lhig dauesyn t'ayns Judea chea gys ny sleityn. |
| Maori | Ko reira kia rere te hunga i Huria ki nga maunga: |
| Norwegian | da må de som er i Judea, fly til fjells, |
| Portuguese | então os que estiverem na Judéia fujam para os montes; |
| Rumanian | atunci, cei ce vor fi kn Iudea, sq fugq la munyi; |
| Shuar | Ashí shuar Jutía nunkanam írunna nu, muranam pisararti. |
| Spanish | entonces los que estén en Judea huyan a los montes. |
| Swahili | hapo, walioko Yudea na wakimbilie milimani. |
| Swedish | då må de som äro i Judeen fly bort till bergen, |
| Uma | agina tauna to mo'oha' hi Yudea metibo' hilou hi bulu' -na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tote": toted, totem, totemic, totemism, totemisms, totemist, totemistic, totemists, totemite, totemites, totems, toter, toters, totes. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tote": asymptote. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tote": asymptotes, autotelic, autotetraploid, autotetraploidies, autotetraploids, autotetraploidy, cytotechnologies, cytotechnologist, cytotechnologists, cytotechnology, leptotene, leptotenes, litotes, phototelegraphies, phototelegraphy. (additional references) | |
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"Tote" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: oote, otet, ott, otte, tata, tatay, tati, tatoe, Teti, tette, tewte, tfta, thote, tita, tite, titi, titte, titu, toate, tobe, toche, tode, todi, todt, toet, tofe, toge, tohe, toite, toktok, Toltec, tomte, Tonteg, tooe, toote, tooten, toothe, tooti, tootie, tootle, tooty, topten, toqe, toshe, Toshie, tosta, toste, Totah, totar, totel, toten, Totev, toth, tothe, t'other, toti, tott, Tottel, totten, Tottey, totti, totto, totu, totue, totz, toute, tove, towte, toxe, toye, trote, tt, tte, tti, tto, ttok, ttow, ttt, ttu, tuite, tuta, tute, tutel, Tuten, Tuti, tuto, tutta, tutto, tyte, Tytti, zote. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tote" (pronounced tō"t) |
| 2 | -ō" t | afloat, bloat, boat, Capote, coat, connote, Cote, demote, denote, devote, dote, float, gloat, goat, groat, haute, misquote, moat, mote, note, oat, outvote, promote, quote, remote, rewrote, rote, throat, underwrote, unquote, vote, wrote. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-o-t-t" | |
-1 letter: tet, toe, tot. | |
-2 letters: et, oe, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: lotte, motet, motte, octet, otter, petto, rotte, torte, toted, totem, toter, totes. | |
+2 letters: bettor, bottle, cottae, cotter, dotted, dottel, dotter, dottle, extort, ghetto, gotten, hotted, hotter, jetton, jotted, jotter, lotted, lottes, motets, mottes, mottle, notate, obtect, obtest, octets, oftest, otters, outate, outeat, outlet, outset, potent, potted, potter, pottle, retort, rotate, rotted, rotten, rotter, rottes, setout, sotted, teapot, tenuto, teston, tiptoe, togate, toilet, toited, tonlet, tooted, tooter, tootle, toquet, torten, tortes, totems, toters, tother, totted, totter, touted, touter, wotted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 6F 74 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- --- - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101111 01110100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T o t e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 006F 0074 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54818671 |
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