ton

ton
ton [ tʌn ] noun count **
1. ) AMERICAN a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,000 POUNDS and equal to 907 kilograms:
The horse could pull up to 50 tons.
Transporting the coal costs $40 per ton.
two-ton/80-ton etc. (=weighing two tons/80 tons etc.): a 40-ton truck
a ) BRITISH a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,240 POUNDS and equal to 1,016 kilograms
─ compare METRIC TON
2. ) INFORMAL a very large number or amount:
ton of: She put on about a ton of make-up.
tons of (=a lot of): I've got tons of things to do.
weigh a ton (=be extremely heavy): That bag of yours weighs a ton!
come down on someone like a ton of bricks INFORMAL
to criticize or punish someone very severely

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Ton — (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.] The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton. Byron. [1913 Webster] If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show they are selfish. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Ton [2] — Ton (spr. tönn), engl. Gewicht zu 20 engl. Handelszentner = 2240 engl. Pfund = 1016 kg (Long Ton); in den Ver. Staaten von Amerika zu 20 Cental = 2000 Pfund = 907 kg (Short Ton); als Holzmaß (T. of Shipping) s. Load …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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