Verb (1)toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing
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There’s a time and place for duffel bags, but the airport is arguably not the best place for toting around heavy loads on one sore shoulder.—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025 Black heroes on horseback included both men and women, like the gun-toting stagecoach driver Mary Fields and legendary steer wrestler Bill Picket.—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
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These totes have accompanied us from Puerto Rico to Spain, London, Germany, and beyond, and will prove to be valuable investments into your own travel gear collection, as well.—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025 Peep swathed-in-suede shoulder bags here, as well as commuter totes, crossbodies, and stylish top-handle satchels that align with fall 2025 trends peeped on runways.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tote
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Etymology
Verb (1)
probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry, of Bantu origin; akin to Kikongo -tota to pick up, Kimbundu -tuta to carry
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