1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides the egg sandwiches, Hatched offers three meal-size salads — Miso Caesar, Avocado Chop and Arugula & Parm — along with avocado toast, a smash burger and both classic and garlic parmesan tater tots.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The menu covers all the standard bar favorites, including nachos, wings, tater tots, and burgers, while the drink list includes cold beer, bloody marys, wine, and more.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
No more crying tots – or well-meaning helper elves – tugging on their long white beards and hemlines.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Highlights include the Bacon Bird, a combo of eggs, tater tots, bacon, guacamole and salsa roja.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides the egg sandwiches, Hatched offers three meal-size salads — Miso Caesar, Avocado Chop and Arugula & Parm — along with avocado toast, a smash burger and both classic and garlic parmesan tater tots.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The menu covers all the standard bar favorites, including nachos, wings, tater tots, and burgers, while the drink list includes cold beer, bloody marys, wine, and more.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
No more crying tots – or well-meaning helper elves – tugging on their long white beards and hemlines.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tot
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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