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T0259600 (tŭn)n.1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Also called net ton, short ton.2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Also called long ton.3. A metric ton. See Table at measurement.4. A unit of capacity for cargo in maritime shipping, normally estimated at 40 cubic feet.5. A unit of internal capacity of a ship equal to 100 cubic feet.6. A unit for measuring the displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet, and supposed to equal the volume taken by a long ton of seawater.7. often tons Informal a. A large extent, amount, or number: has a ton of work; gets tons of fan mail.b. Used adverbially with a or in the plural to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a ton better; has seen her tons lately.

[Middle English tonne, a measure of weight; see tun.]

ton

(tʌn) n1. (Units) Also called: long ton Brit a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms2. (Units) Also called: short ton or net ton US a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms3. (Units) Also called: metric ton or tonne a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms4. (Units) Also called: freight ton a unit of volume or weight used for charging or measuring freight in shipping. It depends on the type of material being shipped but is often taken as 40 cubic feet, 1 cubic metre, or 1000 kilograms: freight is charged at £40 per ton of 1 cubic metre. 5. (Units) Also called: measurement ton or shipping ton a unit of volume used in shipping freight, equal to 40 cubic feet, irrespective of the commodity shipped6. (Units) Also called: displacement ton a unit used for measuring the displacement of a ship, equal to 35 cubic feet of sea water or 2240 pounds7. (Units) Also called: register ton a unit of internal capacity of ships equal to 100 cubic feet[C14: variant of tun]

ton

(tɔ̃) nstyle, fashion, or distinction[C18: from French, from Latin tonus tone]

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(tʌn) nslang chiefly Brit a score or achievement of a hundred, esp a hundred miles per hour, as on a motorcycle[C20: special use of ton¹ applied to quantities of one hundred]

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n. 1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain. 2. Also called freight ton . a unit of volume for freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat. 3. metric ton. 4. displacement ton. 5. a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m). 6. a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) (register ton). 7. Often, tons. a great quantity; a lot: a ton of jokes. [1350–1400; Middle English; variant of tun]

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(Fr. tôn),
n., pl. tons (Fr. tôn). 1. high fashion; stylishness. 2. the current fashion, style, or vogue. [1755–65; < French < Latin tonus tone]

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a suffix formerly used to form nouns from adjectives: simpleton; singleton. [variant of dial. tone one (see tother)]

ton

(tŭn)1. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. Also called short ton.2. A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds. Also called long ton. See metric ton.

Ton

a very large amount; a measure of weight (2240 Ib. in the United Kingdom, 2000 Ib. in the United States); also used in the plural, e.g. “tons” of something; people of fashion, collectively, e.g. “the ton,” 1815.

ton

A unit of mass. In the US, 1 ton = 2000 lb. In the UK, 1 ton = 2240 lb. Called a long ton in the US.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 poundsnet ton, short tonavoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightscental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundskiloton - one thousand tons
	2.	ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 poundsgross ton, long tonavoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightslong hundredweight, cwt, hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

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(tan) noun1. a unit of weight, 2,240 lb, (American) 2,000 lb; a metric ton (also tonne (tan) ) is 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kilogrammes). It weighs a ton and a half; a three-ton weight.吨2. a unit of space in a ship (100 cubic feet). 船只的载重单位ˈtonnage (-nidʒ) noun the space available on a ship, measured in tons. 船舶吨位tons noun plural a lot. I've got tons of letters to write.许许多多

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be down on (one) like a ton of bricks

slang To punish someone swiftly and harshly. Mom will be down on you like a ton of bricks if you come home past curfew again. When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal was down on me like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, down, like, of, on, ton

weigh a ton

To be extremely heavy. Most often refers to something that must (and can feasibly) be handled by hand, as opposed to something that actually weighs a ton or more. Greg, go get your brother to help us lift this thing. It weighs a ton!See also: ton, weigh

come down on (one) like a ton of bricks

slang To punish someone swiftly and harshly. Mom will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you come home past curfew again. When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal came down on me like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, come, down, like, of, on, ton

hit (one) like a ton of bricks

To have a sudden and significant impact on one. The news that my cousin had died really hit me like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, hit, like, of, ton

like a ton of bricks

With a sudden and significant impact. Mom will come down on you like a ton of bricks if you come home past curfew again. News that my daughter had cheated on her test hit me like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, like, of, ton

come down like a ton of bricks

1. To fall or collapse violently and often unexpectedly. We must have been missing some screws when we built the bookshelf because it just came down like a ton of bricks!2. slang To punish someone swiftly and harshly. When I was caught cheating on a test, the principal came down like a ton of bricks on me.See also: brick, come, down, like, of, ton

a shit ton

rude slang A huge amount (of something). I'm sorry, I can't come on the trip this weekend. I've got a shit ton of work to catch up on. You're going to be in a shit ton of trouble if you get caught. Of course he sold out—the studio dumped a shit ton of money at his feet.See also: shit, ton

a metric shit ton

rude slang A staggeringly huge amount (of something). I'm sorry, I can't come on the trip this weekend. I've got a metric shit ton of work to catch up on. You're going to be in a metric shit ton of trouble if you get caught. Of course he sold out—the studio dumped a metric shit ton of money at his feet.See also: metric, shit, ton

*like a ton of bricks

Inf. like a great weight or burden. (*Typically: fall ~; hit ~; hit someone ~.) Suddenly, the truth hit me like a ton of bricks. The sudden tax increase hit like a ton of bricks. Everyone became angry.See also: brick, like, of, ton

tons of something

lots of something. We got tons of fried chicken, so help yourself. You are in tons of trouble.See also: of, ton

like a ton of bricks

Very heavily, without subtlety. For example, If he doesn't like your work, he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. This expression, often coupled with come down on (def. 1), replaced the earlier thousand of brick or hundred of brick. The allusion in all these is to the considerable weight of such a load. [Early 1900s] See also: brick, like, of, ton

come down on someone like a ton of bricks

If you come down on someone like a ton of bricks, you punish them very severely. If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks. The committee will come down like a ton of bricks on any company that deceives its customers. Note: You can also say that someone will be down on you like a ton of bricks. If I owed them any money, they'd be down on me like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, come, down, like, of, on, someone, ton

like a ton of bricks

Like a ton of bricks is used to show that something happens very suddenly and forcefully. By mid-July, the dangers had hit Bobby like a ton of bricks. She was twenty when Orpen met her and he fell for her like a ton of bricks. Note: The metric measurement tonne is occasionally used instead of ton. Then reality hit her like a tonne of bricks.See also: brick, like, of, ton

come down like a ton of bricks

exert crushing weight, force, or authority against someone. informalSee also: brick, come, down, like, of, ton

be/come down on somebody like a ton of ˈbricks

(informal) criticize somebody angrily because they have done something wrong: The first time I made a mistake, he came down on me like a ton of bricks. ♢ If I find anyone drunk in this factory I’ll be down on them like a ton of bricks.See also: brick, come, down, like, of, on, somebody, ton

weigh (half) a ˈton

(informal) be very heavy: These suitcases weigh a ton! What have you got in them? OPPOSITE: (as) light as air/a featherSee also: ton, weigh

like a ton of bricks

mod. like something very ponderous and heavy. Hitting the back end of that truck was like hitting a ton of bricks. See also: brick, like, of, ton

tons of something

n. lots of something. We got tons of fried chicken, so help yourself. See also: of, something, ton

like a ton of bricks, (come down)

Very heavily, unsubtly. This expression originated in early nineteenth-century America as “a thousand of brick,” presumably because bricks in such quantity were more commonly counted than weighed. “If folks is sassy, we walk right into ’em like a thousand o’ brick,” wrote Caroline Kirkland (Forest Life, 1842). Sometime in the early twentieth century it was replaced by ton, which has survived. Thus, to come down on like a ton of bricks means to reprimand or punish severely. This colloquialism dates from the first half of the 1900s. The novelist Graham Greene used it in Brighton Rock (1938): “If there’s any fighting I shall come down like a ton of bricks on both of you.”See also: like, of, ton

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be down on (one) like a ton of bricks

weigh a ton

come down on (one) like a ton of bricks

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come down like a ton of bricks

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a metric shit ton

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noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

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noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

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