plural tons also ton
1
2
: a great quantity : lot
ate tons of cookies
has tons of money
a ton of work to do
3
a
: a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet
called also register ton
b
: a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet
c
: a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet
called also measurement ton
1
: the prevailing fashion : vogue
2
: the quality or state of being smart or fashionable
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Noun (2)
Examples of ton in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
Noun (2)
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Taco Dip Instead of taking up tons of space with an all-out taco bar, throw everything into a slow-cooker and serve up this taco dip.
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—Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Prior to the pandemic, Shakopee had a ton of success in the pool.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Houston's port alone has around 31,000 tons of food in storage, and at risk of deterioration, according to the email.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
One humanitarian aid leader, who asked that ABC News not use their name as many organizations are worried about retribution from the Trump administration, described sitting on over 1,000 tons of food in Mozambique that needs to be distributed.
—Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Taco Dip Instead of taking up tons of space with an all-out taco bar, throw everything into a slow-cooker and serve up this taco dip.
24.
—Christine Byrne, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Prior to the pandemic, Shakopee had a ton of success in the pool.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Houston's port alone has around 31,000 tons of food in storage, and at risk of deterioration, according to the email.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for ton
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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