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Definition: Meaning of, ton in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʌn /

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ton tons
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  1. plural tons or ton written abbreviation a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms in Britain, and 2000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US
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  2. tons of something informal a lot of something
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  3. weigh a ton informal to be very heavy
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  4. come down on somebody like a ton of bricks informal to get very angry with someone about something they have done
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  5. hit somebody like a ton of bricks American English informal to have a strong emotional effect on someone
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ton used in phrases

  • bon ton (noun)
    1. the fashionable elite
  • foot-ton (noun)
    1. 2240 foot-pounds
  • gross ton (noun)
    1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
  • long ton (noun)
    1. a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
  • metric ton (noun)
    1. a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1000 kilograms
  • net ton (noun)
    1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
  • short ton (noun)
    1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
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