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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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
One of the open spaces would contain an open patio, a resident garden, a tot lot, and a swimming pool that already exists on site.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Angel’s makes a clever move by subbing the standard diced or shredded potato with plump, crisp tater tots, lending a welcome textural crunch against the soft filling.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The kids buffet menu includes chicken tenders, tater tots and macaroni and cheese.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The tot was seen grabbing for his book as mom and Caroline had a chat on the side at the White House in August 1962.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
One of the open spaces would contain an open patio, a resident garden, a tot lot, and a swimming pool that already exists on site.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Angel’s makes a clever move by subbing the standard diced or shredded potato with plump, crisp tater tots, lending a welcome textural crunch against the soft filling.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
The kids buffet menu includes chicken tenders, tater tots and macaroni and cheese.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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