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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Setting off in a boat with them felt like tooling up the Mekong Delta in a scene from a Vietnam War movie.
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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
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 23 Apr. 2024.
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