1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Examples of tot in a Sentence
Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
Burger King offers croissant breakfast sandwiches, tater tots, as well as a few different coffee beverages.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
To have any chance of becoming their normal size again, the teeny tots must navigate their way across the family's (now seemingly gigantic) yard and back to the house.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 4 July 2024
Some other menu favorites are its lobster tots (topped with buttered lobster, pico de gallo, salsa, and cilantro lime sauce) and its lobster tacos.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
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Noun
For budding walkers, the Costway 4-in-1 Baby Walker transforms to help tots take their shaky first steps to moving and grooving around your home.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
Burger King offers croissant breakfast sandwiches, tater tots, as well as a few different coffee beverages.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
To have any chance of becoming their normal size again, the teeny tots must navigate their way across the family's (now seemingly gigantic) yard and back to the house.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 4 July 2024
Some other menu favorites are its lobster tots (topped with buttered lobster, pico de gallo, salsa, and cilantro lime sauce) and its lobster tacos.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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