tool up
phrasal verb
tooled up; tooling up; tools up
: to provide (a factory) with machines and tools for producing something
The factory was not tooled up for this type of production.
Examples of tool up in a Sentence
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Ipswich and Southampton, on the other hand, had to tool up after promotion, and have recruited more than 30 players between them.
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This mist is like a protective shield against hot tools up to 450°F.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
Finally, glide the tool up and down the neck to fade tech lines.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Wade also has just the right tool up his sleeve to pull it off: one Augustina Salazar, whose nanofibers could prove a perfect weapon for this purpose.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Setting off in a boat with them felt like tooling up the Mekong Delta in a scene from a Vietnam War movie.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
Among the highlights: Save up to $1,000 on two or more appliances, get $100 off select laundry pairs (plus free delivery!), and get a free Milwaukee tool up to $199 in value with a qualifying purchase.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
But on the streets, the rival military machines were tooling up for a fight.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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Nick Miller, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
This mist is like a protective shield against hot tools up to 450°F.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
Finally, glide the tool up and down the neck to fade tech lines.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Wade also has just the right tool up his sleeve to pull it off: one Augustina Salazar, whose nanofibers could prove a perfect weapon for this purpose.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2024
Setting off in a boat with them felt like tooling up the Mekong Delta in a scene from a Vietnam War movie.
—Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
Among the highlights: Save up to $1,000 on two or more appliances, get $100 off select laundry pairs (plus free delivery!), and get a free Milwaukee tool up to $199 in value with a qualifying purchase.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
But on the streets, the rival military machines were tooling up for a fight.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Tool up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tool%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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